[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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: 97-014. Applicant: University of New Orleans, 
Department of Chemistry, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148. 
Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG AutoSpec. Manufacturer: 
Micromass, Inc., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The article is intended 
to be used for studies of compounds (anti-convulsant compounds, cocaine 
analogues, carceplexes, glycolipids, phosphazine derivatives, natural 
toxins and environmental pollutants) synthesized in coordination with 
on-going research in organic, inorganic, physical and analytical 
chemistry laboratories. The objectives of the investigations will be 
identification of compounds polluting the environment, synthesis of new 
products for the treatment of drug addiction, synthesis of new drugs 
for the treatment of epilepsy and related disorders, and remediation of 
environmental pollution. In addition, the instrument will be used for 
educational purposes in the courses CHEM 4030 Instrumental Analysis 
Laboratory and CHEM 6117 Advanced Mass Spectrometry. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 6, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-016. Applicant: Duke University, Free-Electron 
Laser Laboratory, LaSalle Street Extension, Durham, NC 27708-0319. 
Instrument: Interferometer. Manufacturer: SF SDB ``Granat'', C.I.S. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of the following 
phenomena: (1) Extremely narrowband, nonlinear optical processes in 
solids and gases, e.g. surface studies, (2) chemical reaction dynamics 
under single mode excitation, e.g. isotope separation, (3) molecular 
energy transfer in long-lived excited states, (4) highly resolved and 
efficient spectral hole burning, (5) the strength and shape of 
``forbidden'' transitions and (6) the efficiency of nonlinear 
frequency-mixing interactions. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 11, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-017. Applicant: University of California, San 
Diego, Department of Medicine 0931, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 
92093-0931. Instrument: Sleep Recorder, Model Vitaport 2. Manufacturer: 
TEMEC Instruments BV, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for studies of the effects of microgravity on the human 
body, especially sleep functions, circadian rhythm changes and 
pulmonary function. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 11, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-018. Applicant: Ohio University, Department of 
Biological Sciences, Irvine Hall, Athens, OH 45701. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for processing of biological 
tissues in various studies of muscles, the nervous system, mosquitoes, 
Antarctic fishes and the invertebrate digestive system to show the 
subtle changes and the minute structural adaptations of the tissues. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 13, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-019. Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University, 
3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Instrument: Fiber-
Electrode Micromanipulator. Manufacturer: Thomas Recording Sci. Res., 
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in studies of brain 
functions; specifically, how do neurons in the brain process sensory 
information? Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 
20, 1997.
    Docket Number: 97-020. Applicant: University of Texas at Austin, 
Marine Science Institute, 750 Channelview Drive, Port Aransas, TX 
78373. Instrument: IR Mass Spectrometer, Model DELTAplus. 
Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The article is 
intended to be used for microbiological, ecological, physiological and 
chemical studies of the ocean. This research will use the stable 
isotope compositions of the bioactive elements, such as carbon, 
nitrogen and sulfur to delineate metabolic pathways, understand food 
webs in natural environments and determine the sources, transformations 
and fates of these elements in ecosystems. The instrument will 
determine the carbon nitrogen and sulfur isotopic ratios of gases, 
solids and liquids in the natural state with minimal sample 
preparation. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 
20, 1997.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-7240 Filed 3-20-97; 8:45 am]
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