[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 978-979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-298]


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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

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Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 96-119. Applicant: University of Pennsylvania, 3231 
Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6272. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model JEM-2010F. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to study the structure and chemistry 
of structural metals and alloys, fuel cell materials, conducting 
polymers, catalytic materials, dielectrics, ferroelectrics and 
composites. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational 
purposes in the graduate course, MSE610, Electron Microscopy by 
providing training in electron microscopy techniques. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 22, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-121. Applicant: State University of New York, 
P.O. Box 6000, Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000. 
Instrument: Binocular Eye Tracking System, Model ET4. Manufacturer: 
AMTech, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies 
of two related phenomena: the fluency and seeming effortlessness of 
skilled reading, and oculomotor control in the reading task, where 
readers' eyes need to ``jump'' along lines of text to obtain new 
information. In addition, the instrument will be used for training of 
doctoral and undergraduate students in courses referred to as ``thesis 
credit'' and ``independent study''. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: November 22, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-122. Applicant: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 
Chemistry Department, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304. Instrument: Diamond Anvil 
Cells, Model Diacell. Manufacturer: Diacell, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to investigate the role of high 
pressure on solid state chemical reactions and phase transitions of 
solids. In particular, the research will involve study of high pressure 
on chemical reactions, phase transitions, the dynamics of the crystal 
lattice, electronic and magnetic properties, crystal structure, and 
solidification processes. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: November 22, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-123. Applicant: William Marsh Rice University, 
6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Stopped-Flow 
Fluorescence Spectrophotometer, Model SX.18MV. Manufacturer: Applied 
Photophysics Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for studies of the processes of protein-mediated DNA strand 
exchange that occur during genetic recombination; specifically, 
homologous genetic recombination directed by the RecA protein of 
Escherichia coli. These investigations will involve the use of 
recombinant proteins and synthetic DNA oligomers containing fluorescent 
analogs of the four natural bases. During these investigations, the 
instrument will be used for monitoring the rate of changes in either 
fluorescence emission intensity or absorbance of the nonnatural DNA 
analogs as they interact with the RecA protein and take part in the 
events of recombination. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: November 22, 1996.
    Docket Number: 96-124. Applicant: Federal Highway Administration, 
Special Projects & Engineering Division, HNR-20, 6300 Georgetown Pike, 
McLean, VA 22101-2296. Instrument: ACFM Crack Microgauge, Model U9. 
Manufacturer: Technical Software Consultants, Ltd., United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to detect fatigue crack in 
welded steel girders. The speed, practicality, accuracy and reliability 
of the device for fatigue crack detection are compared with 
conventional techniques currently in use. Also, the equipment's ability 
to detect crack by its non-contact method is compared with contact 
methods available. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
November 26, 1996.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-298 Filed 1-6-97; 8:45 am]
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