[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39710-39711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19159]



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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: 95-054. Applicant: California State University, 1250 
Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840. Instrument: Real-Time 4 Camera 
System, Model VICON 370. Manufacturer: Oxford Metrics, Ltd., United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for analysis of 
cyclical motion in human subjects, primarily during walking, balancing, 
and other functional activities. In addition, the instrument will be 
used for educational purposes in PT 301 and 302. Anatomy and 
Kinesiology and PT 475, Research Methods. Application 

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Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-055. Applicant: Dartmouth College, Earth 
Sciences, 6105 Fairchild Science Center, Hanover, NH 03755-3571. 
Instrument: Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer, Model MAT 262/RPQ. 
Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to measure isotope ratios of various chemical elements, such as 
Ca, Sr, Nd, U, Th, Pb, and OS in order to find new information about 
the evolution of the Earth throughout geologic time. Studies will be 
used to constrain the processes responsible for mineral weathering and 
soil formation, rock petrogenesis, meteorite impact, and biogeochemical 
element cycling in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, the 
instrument will be used for demonstration purposes, laboratory 
assignments and student projects in several earth science courses. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-056. Applicant: Dartmouth College, Earth 
Sciences, 6105 Fairchild Science Center, Hanover, NH 03755-3571. 
Instrument: MAT 252 Mass Spectrometer Upgrade. Manufacturer: Finnigan 
MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to add ConFlo 
flow injection and elemental analysis capabilities to an existing gas-
source mass spectrometer. With these capabilities, stable isotope 
ratios of H, C, N, O and S and elemental concentrations of N, C and S 
will be measured for geological and environmental samples. These 
measurements will support a wide range of research projects undertaken 
by faculty and students. In addition, the instrument will be used for 
demonstration purposes, laboratory assignments and student projects in 
several earth science courses. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: June 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-057. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 
Psychology Department U-20, 406 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1020. 
Instrument: Fiber-Electron Manipulator System. Manufacturer: Thomas 
Recording, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for 
studies of the electrical activity of brain cells (neurons) of the 
cerebral cortex with the primary goal of understanding the mechanisms 
whereby individual cortical neurons obtain their unique repertoire of 
response properties. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
June 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-058. Applicant: University of Maryland, College 
Park, Institute for Plasma Research, College Park, MD 20742. 
Instrument: Scanning Electron Microscope, Model XL-40. Manufacturer: 
Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for 
studies of the following phenomena: (a) micromachining with focused ion 
beams, (b) modification of integrated circuits, (c) ion lithography, 
and (d) ion beam - electron beam interactions in solids. Experiments 
will be conducted primarily to investigate the interactions of ion 
beams with solid materials in order to improve the ``surface finish'' 
that can be achieved while, e.g., producing optical elements in solid 
state lasers or preparing materials for observation with electron 
microscopy. The instrument will also be used for educational purposes 
in a graduate course in liquid metal ion source technology and in short 
courses to train people in focused ion beam technology. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 3, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-059. Applicant: Woods Hole Oceanographic 
Institution, 183 Oyster Pond Road, MS 40, Fenno House, Woods Hole, MA 
02543-1522. Instrument: Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer, Model MAP 215-50. 
Manufacturer: Mass Analyzer Products, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to measure noble gas concentrations and 
isotopic compositions within mantle derived rocks and minerals to help 
to understand the history and structure of the earth's interior, and 
formation of the earth's atmosphere by outgassing. It will also be used 
to measure the concentrations of cosmic ray produced nuclides in 
surficial rocks and minerals. One of the main goals of this research is 
to determine ages for Antarctic glacial moraines, and thereby to 
reconstruct the history of the Antarctic ice sheets. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 5, 1995.


Frank W. Creel
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 95-19159 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
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