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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651; 80 Stat. 
897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments on the question of whether 
instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which 
the instruments shown below are intended to be used, are being 
manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import 
Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. 
Applications may be examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 94-121. Applicant: University of Massachusetts 
Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655.Instrument: 
Electron Microscope, Model CM 120. Manufacturer: Philips, The 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of 
the high resolution molecular structure of muscle filaments, hemoglobin 
crystals, coated vesicles, and DNA-binding proteins. The experiments 
conducted will include cryo observations of the above molecules in the 
frozen-hydrated state. Electron micrographs recorded from these 
specimens will be subjected to computer assisted image analysis in 
order to extract the maximum information on each molecule. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 4, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-122. Applicant:  Uniformed Services University of 
the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope with Accessories, Model CM100. 
Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for studies of animal and human tissues, viruses, DNA, 
microorganisms, biomolecules, etc. during medical research. In 
addition, the instrument will be used for educational objectives to 
prepare investigators to use it as a research tool. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 5, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-123. Applicant: San Diego State University, 
Department of Chemistry, 5300 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182. 
Instrument: MicroVolume Stopped-Flow Analyser, Model SX-17MV. 
Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to study the kinetic properties of a class of 
enzymes known as protein kinases. Rapid kinetic measurements of 
substrate phosphorylation by protein kinases will be obtained using 
fluorescence and absorption spectroscopy. In addition, the instrument 
will be used for the education and training of graduate students 
interested in independent research under the advisory of a principal 
investigator. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 
11, 1994.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 94-26943 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am]
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