[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23919]



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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: 96-091. Applicant: University of California, San 
Diego, Department of Medicine 0931, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 
92093-0931. Instrument: Digital Sleep Recorder, Model VitaPort 2. 
Manufacturer: TEMEC Instruments BV, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to study the effects of microgravity on the 
human body, especially sleep functions, circadian rhythm changes and 
pulmonary function. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
August 22, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-092. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh Medical 
Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582. Instrument: 
Microvolume Stopped-Flow Spectrometer, Model SX.18MV. Manufacturer: 
Applied Photophysics, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for studies of water, proton and small non-
electrolyte transport across biological membranes and membrane 
properties of barrier epithelia. Experiments will be conducted to gain 
an understanding of water and solute flow across biological membranes. 
This includes detailed measurements of the permeability properties of 
membranes which can only be satisfactorily measured with this 
instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 23, 
1996.
    Docket Number: 96-093. Applicant: The Ohio State University, 2041 
College Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model CM300. Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for general morphological and structural 
studies of ceramics and metals, including high-temperature 
superconductors, high temperature metal alloys, evaporated metal thin 
films, silicon bicrystals, soils and geological minerals, polymers and 
possibly some biological samples. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: August 23, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-094. Applicant: University of Oklahoma, 
Purchasing Department, 660 Parrington Oval, Room 321, Norman, OK 73019. 
Instrument: Eye Movement Measuring Device. Manufacturer: Dr. Bouis, 
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in studies to 
determine how the printed frequency of two adjacent words influence the 
benefit of having parafoveal preview of the second word as part of 
continuing research that contributes to the understanding of how much 
information readers can process on a single fixation. The device will 
also be used for educational purposes in undergraduate and graduate 
level courses that provide practical research experience to students. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 28, 1996.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-23919 Filed 9-17-96; 8:45 am]
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