[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31799]


[Federal Register: December 28, 1994]


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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: 94-139. Applicant: University of California, Santa 
Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 
95064. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model ELEMENT. Manufacturer: 
Finnigan MAT GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used 
to accurately and precisely determine the concentration of elements in 
marine and geological samples, such as rocks, sediments, corals, 
natural waters and marine biological material and to measure isotopic 
information, such as natural isotope ratios and ``spiked'' isotope 
ratios. The research objectives include: (1) use of minor and trace 
element concentrations and ratios to calcium, as paleoceanographic 
indications and determination of biogeochemistry and speciation of 
metals in natural waters. In addition, the instrument will be used in 
informal seminars and classes to teach students various techniques for 
sample preparation and proper instrument operation in thesis research. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 2, 1994.
    Docket Number: 94-140. Applicant: Penn State University, University 
Park, PA 16802. Instrument: Electron Gun for Reflection Electron 
Diffraction. Manufacturer: Staib Instrumente, Germany. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used in conjunction with a Molecular Beam 
Epitaxy system to study and control the growth of oxide thin films. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 1, 1994.


Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-31799 Filed 12-27-94; 8:45 am]
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