[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12451-12452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6552]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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: 98-010. Applicant: Montana State University--
Bozeman, Physics Department, EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717. 
Instrument: Optical Helium Cryostat. Manufacturer: Institute of 
Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, C.I.S. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to perform both spectroscopic and 
holographic experiments and various combinations thereof. These 
experiments will involve the study of (1) crystalline and polymeric 
dye-doped materials which show complicated photochemical transformation 
behavior at low temperatures and (2) the dependence of these processes 
on temperature and on the illumination conditions. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: February 13, 1998.

    Docket Number: 98-011. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 
Kegonsa Research Campus, 3725 Schneider Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 
Instrument: Hydrostatic Leveling System. Manufacturer: Fogale-Nanotech, 
France. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of the 
vertical positional stability of very sensitive monitors and magnetic 
elements in an electron storage ring. The objective of the 
investigations is to produce a circulating electron beam in a storage 
ring which will be stable to micron level in position. In turn, this 
produces a radiation source for optical beamlines and user 
instrumentation that is stable to the same level. Concurrent with 
improved positional stability, is also an improvement in angular 
stability of the radiation. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 13, 1998.

    Docket Number: 98-012. Applicant: University of New Orleans, 
Lakefront, Science Building, Room 2007, New Orleans, LA 70148. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: JEOL, 
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the 
physio-chemical properties of inorganic particulates in the environment 
and thin film. These particles will include naturally occurring mineral 
fibers, synthetic vitreous fibers, clays, talc, zeolites, crystalline 
silica polymorphs, titania polymorphs, ceramics or other particulates. 
The thin films will include

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semiconductors and magnetic composites. In addition, the instrument 
will be used on a one-on-one basis for training staff, graduate 
students and faculty from both the Earth and Environmental Sciences, 
and Chemistry Doctoral Departments. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: February 19, 1998.
    Docket Number: 98-013. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Purchasing Department, Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695-7212. 
Instrument: Automatic Pure Bending Tester, Model NESFB2-A. 
Manufacturer: Kato Tech Co., Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used during studies of ``melt-blown fiber'' and ``melt-blown 
fabrics'' for evaluation of pure bending properties thus allowing for 
proper and adequate evaluation of different fabrics manufactured under 
different conditions. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 19, 1998.
    Docket Number: 98-014. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Eau 
Claire, Department of Geology, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for detailed examination of 
spores (called cryptospores because of the lack of associated non-
microscopic remains). The objectives of the collaborative research 
projects are: (1) to further characterize the cryptospores assemblage 
from near the boundary between the Ordovician and Silurian periods of 
geologic time, (2) to expand the spatial and temporal coverage of 
ultrastructural information on Ordovician and Silurian cryptospores and 
(3) to engage an undergraduate student in cutting edge botanical 
research involving electron microscopy. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: February 25, 1998.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 98-6552 Filed 3-12-98; 8:45 am]
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