[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 48506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23222]



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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: 95-072. Applicant: University of Michigan, 
Department of Geological Sciences, 425 E. University, Ann Arbor, MI 
48109-1063. Instrument: ICP Multicollector Mass Spectrometer, Model 
Plasma 54. Manufacturer: Fisons Elemental, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used in experiments that consist of 
extracting and purifying elements of interest and measuring their 
isotopic compositions, with or without enriched spikes to measure 
concentrations. In addition, the instrument will be used for training 
purposes in relevant geochemistry courses. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 11, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-073. Applicant: Texas A&M University, College 
Station, TX 77843. Instrument: Automatic Carbonate Preparation Device, 
Model Kiel II. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument is an accessory to an existing mass spectrometer that will 
be used to provide the means for measuring the stable oxygen and carbon 
isotopic ratios of very small, individually reacted carbonate mineral 
samples under study. The instrument will also be used to collect data 
for classroom teaching and M.S. and Ph.D. thesis. Application Accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: August 11, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-074. Applicant: University of South Florida, 
Marine Science Department, MSL 119, 830 1st Street South, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33701. Instrument: Fluorimeter, Model Aquatraka MKIII. 
Manufacturer: Chelsea Instruments Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to measure chlorophyll a fluorescence in 
aquatic environments in a study of the plant plankton in the Caribbean 
Sea, part of a larger effort to identify and analyze the biological/
chemical constituents of marine waters in the Caribbean Sea. In 
addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes in the 
course Remote Sensing in Oceanography. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 16, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-075. Applicant: Georgetown University, 37th and 
``O'' Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057. Instrument: Time-Correlated 
Single Photon Counting Spectrometer, Model FL900. Manufacturer: 
Edinburgh Instruments, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to monitor the excited state lifetime of 
organic and polymeric molecules by their emissive properties during the 
study of basic and exotic polymers, gels, liquid crystals, crystals and 
other materials. The objective of the studies is to characterize the 
environment in which molecules in the above phases are located. In 
addition, the instrument will be used for training graduate and 
undergraduate students to characterize materials of significance. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-076. Applicant: University of Michigan, 1028 
College of Pharmacy, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065. 
Instrument: Stopped-flow Spectrometer System, Model SF-61AFX. 
Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to study rapid reaction kinetics over the 
millisecond time scale in experiments involving purification of the 
enzymes from either bovine lung (guanylate cyclase) or a macrophage 
cell line (nitric oxide synthase). Application Accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: August 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-077. Applicant: Shriners Hospital - Spokane Unit, 
911 West Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA 99204-2472. Instrument: 3-
Dimensional Motion Analyser System, Model VICON 370. Manufacturer: 
Oxford Metrics, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to study the gait cycle/walking patterns, muscle activity and 
various motions of human subjects. The analysis of this data will then 
be used in aiding the physicians and therapists in determining the 
needs of the patient (i.e. continuing therapy, a change in therapy, 
surgery, etc.). Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 
29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-079. Applicant: University of California, 
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, San Francisco, CA 94143-0446. 
Instrument: Tandem Mass Spectrometer, Model AUTOSPEC - 5000. 
Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for studies of the macromolecular components of 
normal human and tumor cells and bacterial and viral human pathogens in 
the context of correlations between cell phenotype and genotype. 
Overall research purposes will emphasize interdisciplinary studies 
addressing key unsolved structural issues revolving around the 
delineation of protein sequence and covalent modification, protein 
glycosylation, peptide antigens, glycolipid antigens and xenobiotic 
protein and DNA covalent adducts. In addition, the instrument will be 
used for educational purposes in the course Pharmaceutical Chemistry 
235: Mass Spectrometry in the Health and Life Sciences. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-080. Applicant: Santa Rosa Outpatient Rehab, 4319 
Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-4899. Instrument: 3-Dimensional 
Motion Analyser System, Model VICON 370. Manufacturer: Oxford Metrics, 
Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for the 
study of the walking patterns (i.e. gait) of human subjects, to provide 
precise information on muscle activity, joint motion, and the forces 
acting at the joint at different points of human gait or various 
motions. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 29, 
1995.


Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-23222 Filed 9-18-95; 8:45 am]
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