[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64156-64157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30507]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration


Oklahoma State University, et al.; Notice of Consolidated 
Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    This is a decision consolidated 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). Related records can be 
viewed between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, 
for such 

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purposes as each is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the 
United States.
    Docket Number: 95-063. Applicant: Oklahoma State University, 
Stillwater, OK 74078. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG Isochrom-
EA. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See 
notice at 60 FR 40824, August 10, 1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument 
provides continuous flow isotopic analysis with helium carrier gas and 
an in-line elemental analyzer. Advice Received From: National 
Institutes of Health, October 23, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-067. Applicant: The Salk Institute for Biological 
Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037. Instrument: DIP-2000 Imaging Plate X-ray 
Diffraction Image Processor with Kappa-goniometer and SRA M18XHF 
Rotating Anode X-ray Generator. Manufacturer: MAC Science Co., Ltd., 
Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 48505, September 19, 1995. 
Reasons: The foreign instrument provides sensitivity of 1 x-ray photon/
per level and a dynamic range of 106. Advice Received From: 
National Institutes of Health, October 23, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-070. Applicant: Rutgers, The State University, 
Piscataway, NJ 08855-6999. Instrument: Cryogenic Cooling System. 
Manufacturer: Oxford Cryosystems, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See 
notice at 60 FR 49505, September 19, 1995. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides: (1) a nitrogen storage vessel operating at 
atmospheric pressure, (2) a sample stage with flexible configuration 
and (3) cold head temperature stability of 2 deg.C. Advice 
Received From: National Institutes of Health, October 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-071. Applicant: Colorado State University, Fort 
Collins, CO 80523. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model OPTIMA. 
Manufacturer: VG-Fisons, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60 
FR 48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: 
(1) a high sensitivity ion source yielding low H3+ ion 
production during H/D analysis, (2) a dual inlet, GC, isotope ratio 
mass spectrometer capable of C,N,H,O and S stable isotope analysis, and 
(3) data acquisition and integration of the thermal conductivity signal 
from the elemental analyzer. Advice Received From: National Institutes 
of Health, October 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-074. Applicant: University of South Florida, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33701. Instrument: Fluorimeter, Model Aquatraka MKIII. 
Manufacturer: Chelsea Instruments Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
See notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons: The foreign 
instrument provides: (1) an immersion capability to depths > 500m, (2) 
coverage of the spectrum from 220nm to 950nm without resetting and (3) 
a titanium casing which eliminates electrolytic current interference. 
Advice Received From: National Institutes of Health, October 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-075. Applicant: Georgetown University, 
Washington, DC 20057. Instrument: Time-Correlated Single Photon 
Counting Spectrometer, Model FL900. Manufacturer: Edinburgh 
Instruments, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 
48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: 
(1) time correlated single photon counting method, (2) a sub-ns optical 
pulse and (3) a 300 mm monochromator for study of fluorescence 
kinetics. Advice Received From: National Institutes of Health, October 
25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-076. Applicant: University of Michigan, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48109-1065. Instrument: Stopped-flow Spectrometer System, 
Model SF-61AFX. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons: 
The foreign instrument provides: (1) a sealed waterbath and silica 
manifold to permit anaerobic analysis, (2) low temperature operation to 
< 0 deg.C, and (3) a high throughput monochromator with a low stray 
light rejection system. Advice Received From: National Institutes of 
Health, October 25, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-079. Applicant: University of California, San 
Francisco, CA 94143-0446. Instrument: Tandem Mass Spectrometer, Model 
AUTOSPEC - 5000. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons: 
The foreign instrument provides an ion optical system that provides 
high energy collision-induced spectra of laser pulse generated maldi 
pseudo molecular ions with a 100% duty cycle. Advice Received From: 
National Institutes of Health, October 25, 1995.
    The National Institutes of Health advises that (1) the capabilities 
of each of the foreign instruments described above are pertinent to 
each applicant's intended purpose and (2) they know of no domestic 
instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value for the intended 
use of each instrument.
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus being manufactured in 
the United States which is of equivalent scientific value to any of the 
foreign instruments.


Frank W. Creel
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 95-30507 Filed 12-13-95; 8:45 am]
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