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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: 94-064R. Applicant: University of California, 
Physics Department, Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: Superconducting 
Solenoid. Manufacturer: Atomimpex, CIS. Intended Use: Original notice 
of this resubmitted application was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER 
of June 17, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-124. Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Box 
25046, MS 963 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. Instrument: Open 
Split Interface Attachment for Mass Spectrometer. Manufacturer: 
Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for 
studies of sulfates from the stratosphere and ice cores and CO2 
gases from ice cores and sulfides from rocks and minerals from variety 
of geologic sites and contexts. Using laser microsampling techniques, 
samples as small as 1 nanomole of CO2 or SO2 will be analyzed 
in the mass spectrometer through the open split interface. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 13, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-125. Applicant: University of California, San 
Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8655 Production Avenue, San 
Diego, CA 92121. Instrument: Seasor System. Manufacturer: Chelsea 
Instruments Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for investigations of the temperature, salinity, density and 
optical properties of the upper 400 m of the ocean. The objectives of 
these surveys are: to quantify the interaction between the atmosphere 
and the ocean, to quantify the importance of oceanic fronts in this 
interaction, to identify the effects of the physical processes on 
optical properties, etc. In addition, the instrument may be used in a 
course on sea-going observational oceanography to introduce students to 
modern techniques of oceanographic data collection. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 19, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-126. Applicant: The Ohio State University, 
Department of Geological Sciences, 104 W. 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 
43210. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model 215-50. Manufacturer: Mass 
Analyser Products Limited, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for the measurement of the amounts and isotopic 
compositions of noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe) for geological and 
geochemical studies. In addition, the instrument will be used for 
teaching the theory and practice of isotope geochemistry and 
geochronology to advanced undergraduate and graduate students. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 18, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-127. Applicant: California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125. Instrument: Telescope System. 
Manufacturer: Astrophysical Laboratory of National Tsing Hau 
University, Republic of China. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for the study of solar oscillations to gain knowledge of the 
internal structure and dynamics of the Sun. Information will be 
obtained that will provide new understanding of nuclear physics and the 
prediction of solar activity such as solar flares which direct 
terrestrial effects. The data will also be used in classwork. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 26, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-129. Applicant: University of Nebraska, Center 
for Materials Research & Analysis, Room 12C Walter Scott Engineer 
Center, Lincoln, NE 68588. Instrument: Scanning Electron Microscope, 
Model JEM2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for the studies of many solid state materials, 
including metals, ceramics, semiconductors and novel materials, and in 
particular magneto-optical multilayers, rare earth permanent magnets, 
thin metallic films and catalyst particles. Experiments will include 
characterization of defects of crystal structures, of interfaces and of 
other regions of varying chemical composition and atomic arrangement 
associated with different methods of preparing and processing the 
materials. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational 
purposes in electron microscopy courses. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: October 26, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-033R. Applicant: Simpson College, 701 North C 
Street, Indianola, IA 50125. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Accessory, 
Model SFA-12. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: Original notice of this resubmitted application was 
published in the FEDERAL REGISTER of April 6, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-28307 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
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