[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5625]


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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: 97-011. Applicant: The University of Chicago, 5640 
S. Ingleside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: ICP Mass 
Spectrometer, Model ELEMENT. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. 
Intended Use: The article is intended to be used for studies of a wide 
range of natural and synthetic materials including components in 
meteorites, lunar samples, rocks and minerals, and natural waters. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 6, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-012. Applicant: University of California, Santa 
Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA 93106. Instrument: 
UV Microprobe Laser Ablation System. Manufacturer: VG Elemental, United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in conjunction with 
a mass spectrometer to analyze calcified materials (fish ear bones, 
molluscan shells) for their trace element and isotopic content, 
typically including elements such as Ba, Sr, Mn and Pb. In addition, 
the instrument will be used for educational purposes in a course 
designed to provide training and instruction for students in marine 
biology and geochemistry interested in applying LA-ICPMS techniques in 
their dissertation research. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 6, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-013. Applicant: Norfolk State University, 2401 
Corprew Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504. Instrument: Q-Band ESR Spectrometer 
with Accessories. Manufacturer: Bruker Instruments Inc., Germany. 
Intended Use: The article is intended to be used for investigations of 
the defect structures and dopant charge states in organic crystals 
including YAlO and YAG grown under various conditions with various 
active ions. The objective of these studies is to elucidate the 
mechanisms affecting the efficiencies of crystals for laser and 
scintillating applications. Future studies include the investigation of 
thermomechanically generated paramagnetic sites in polymers to 
determine the nature of the sites and studies of potential catalytic 
polymers. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational 
purposes by undergraduate physics and chemistry majors and graduate 
students. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 6, 
1997.
    Docket Number: 97-015. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Campus Box 7212, 206 Alumni Building, Raleigh, NC 27695-7212. 
Instrument: Photoelectron Emission Microscope. Manufacturer: ELMITEC, 
Germany. Intended Use: The article is intended to be used for studies 
of epitaxial growth of wide bandgap semiconductors, in particular the 
III-nitrides and SiC and formation of quantum dots of Co-silicides. The 
objective of these investigations will be to observe in real-time 
growth modes of wide bandgap semiconductors and surface reactions vital 
to understanding processing issues of electronic materials and in 
device fabrication. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 11, 1997.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-5625 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am]
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