[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 242 (Monday, December 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66017-66018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31848]


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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: 96-116. Applicant: Centers for Disease Control & 
Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Hwy, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-
3724. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG AutoSpec. Manufacturer: 
Micromass, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for analysis of toxic components present at ultra trace levels in 
biological matrices, carcinogens in cigarette smoke and additives in 
cigarettes. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 
12, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-117. Applicant: University of Wyoming, Department 
of Geology and Geophysics, P.O. Box 3006, Laramie, WY 82071-3006. 
Instrument: Electron Microprobe, Model JXA-8900/5CH. Manufacturer: JEOL 
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in the study of 
chemical compositions of geological samples, museum samples, 
synthetically prepared chemical samples, concrete and cement samples 
and any other solid materials of interest to the researchers. In 
addition, the instrument will be used for teaching theory and practice 
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electron microprobe analysis in the course ``Microbeam Techniques''. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 13, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-118. Applicant: The Pennsylvania State 
University, 156 Materials Research Laboratory, Hastings Road, 
University Park, PA 16802. Instrument: Accessories for CCD Microscope. 
Manufacturer: Linkam Scientific Instruments, Ltd., United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instruments are accessories for a CCD microscope 
system which is being used for studies of dynamic movement of the 
domains and phase boundaries in special relaxor-type ferroelectric 
materials (e.g., single crystals, ceramics). Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: November 18, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-120. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45268. 
Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model PlasmaQuad 3. Manufacturer: 
Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to research the speciation of mercury and other metals in 
complex matrices using isotope tracers, liquid chromatography and 
direct injection nebulization. The elements of interest will be in 
liquid or gaseous form that are known to be toxic to human and animal 
life if inhaled or ingested. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: November 21, 1996.
Frank W. Creel,
Director Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-31848 Filed 12-13-96; 8:45 am]
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