[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54337-54338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26218]



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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: 95-086. Applicant: The Regents of the University of 
California, Riverside, Materiel Management, Riverside, CA 92521. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model CM300. Manufacturer: N. V. 
Philips, Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for 
studies of animal and plant tissues, geological, physical, chemical and 
engineering specimens pertinent to basic research. In addition, the 
instrument will be used for educational purposes in Biology 211 and new 
courses created as needed. Application Accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: September 12, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-087. Applicant: Continuous Electron Beam 
Accelerator Facility, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606. 
Instrument: Field Mapping Equipment for Hall A Quadrupole Magnets. 
Manufacturer: CEA/DSM, France. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for studies of nucleons, nuclei, pions and Kaons and nucleon 
excited states. In addition, the instrument will be used for 
educational purposes in a graduate course in experimental nuclear 
physics. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 15, 
1995.
    Docket Number: 95-088. Applicant: Mississippi State University, Box 
C, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Instrument: Stopped-Flow Spectrometer, 
Model SX.17MV. Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics Limited, United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in experiments which 
involve measurement of the kinetics (i.e., time-dependence) of the 
cleavage of the carbon-cobalt bond of co-enzyme B12 and its 
structurally altered analogs induced by this enzyme. The research will 
be conducted by postdoctoral trainees, graduate and undergraduate 
students as part of their research training and preparation for their 
careers as scientists. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
September 20, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-089. Applicant: University of Wyoming, 16th and 
Gibbon, Laramie, WY 82071. Instrument: Spectrometer package including 
Palmtop Computer and Infrared Mineral Identification System. 
Manufacturer: Integrated Spectronics Pty Ltd, Australia. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to characterize soils and rocks according 
to reflectance in the mid-infrared spectral region. Experiments will 
involve identifying lithologic and stratigraphic variations on the 
basis of reflectance contrasts. The instrument will allow spectral 
reflectance measurements in the field on undisturbed surfaces which 
will enable direct correlation with multiband data recorded by earth 
resources satellites. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
September 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-090. Applicant: Department of Health & Human 
Services, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20204. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model PlasmaTrace 2. 
Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for analysis of foods and beverages in support 
of FDA's food programs and EPA's NHEXAS Pilot Studies. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-091. Applicant: Northwestern University, 2145 N. 
Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model H-8100. Manufacturer: Hitachi Instruments, Japan. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for 

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investigations of ceramics, metals, alloys, composites and electronic 
materials in order to understand the complex interplay among processing 
- property relationship for materials via the understanding of size, 
shape/morphology, crystallography and defect structures. In addition, 
the instrument will be used in electron microscopy courses for training 
students to understand the structure, chemistry and properties of 
materials. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 
29, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-092. Applicant: Florida International University, 
Department of SERP, University Park, Miami, FL 33199. Instrument: 
Elemental Analyzer and Automated Interface Upgrade for IR Mass 
Spectrometer. Manufacturer: Europa Scientific, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The instrument is an upgrade for an existing isotope ratio mass 
spectrometer that will be used for analysis of carbon and nitrogen 
isotope tracers in solid samples in a variety of basic research, 
including studies of food webs in the Everglades and associated coastal 
systems, studies of plant uptake of C and N in South Florida wetlands 
and coral reefs, and studies of microbial processes such as respiration 
and nitrification. The instrument will also be used for educational 
purposes in a workshop (BSC-6926; Isotope Biogeochemistry) focusing on 
developing 2-4 class projects that involve isotope measurements as the 
main analytical approach in studying environmental problems. 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 29, 1995.


Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-26218 Filed 10-20-95; 8:45 am]
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