[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
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