[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4200]



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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: 95-003. Applicant: The Pennsylvania State 
University, Materials Research Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802-
801. Instrument: Automatic Grinding, Mixing Stirring and Kneading 
Machines. Manufacturer: Nitto Kagaku Co., Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to grind and mix raw powders such as BaO 
TiO2, and PbO, which will then be used in the processing of 
ceramic samples. It will ensure homogeneous mixing in half the time 
since it has dual arms. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: January 18, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-004. Applicant: Purdue University, West 
Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model CM200. 
Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for investigations that encompass structural studies of 
viruses and membranes to better understand processes of viral assembly, 
attachment, uncoating and replication and energy transduction through 
membranes. Experiments will include low irradiation transmission 
electron frozen-hydrated biological macromolecules and on-line image 
analysis and processing of images recorded on slow-scan, charge-coupled 
device. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational 
purposes in the biology courses BIOL 695N, 695M, 698, and 699. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 19, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-005. Applicant: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 
of Columbia University, Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964-000. Instrument: 
Mass Spectrometer, Model VG 5400. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, 
United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for analysis 
of He isotope, tritium and Ne concentrations and 3He/4He 
ratios of water samples from natural systems (oceans, groundwater, 
lakes). The objective of these studies is the investigation of flow 
patterns and mean residence time of aquatic systems. During this 
research, graduate students will be trained in the methods of noble gas 
analysis. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 25, 
1995.
    Docket Number: 95-006. Applicant: Northwestern University, 1847 
Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-150. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, 
Model OPTIMA. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to prepare gaseous samples 
and measure isotope ratios of low atomic weight chemical elements in 
gaseous chemical compounds. Studies of environmental and/or geological 
samples of solids, liquids, gases; for example, minerals, waters, 
petroleum, and microfossil shell and organic materials from sedimentary 
and aqueous environments will be conducted. In addition, the instrument 
will be used for training purposes in various graduate, advance 
undergraduate and sophomore to senior level courses which involve 
introductions in stable isotope geochemistry. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: January 26, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-007. Applicant: Ohio State University, Department 
of Physics, 174 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. Instrument: 
Frequency Synthesizer. Manufacturer: KVARTZ Measuring Instruments & 
Systems, CIS. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study low 
pressure gases including HNO3, HOOH, H2O, H2S, SO2 
and CH3F with two basic objectives: (1) to understand molecular 
structure and the dynamics of collisions between molecules and (2) to 
determine molecular spectroscopic parameters so that they can be used 
in remote sensing experiments of molecules in the atmosphere. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 30, 1995.


Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-4200 Filed 2-17-95; 8:45 am]
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