[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 63788] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-30382] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, DC 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, NW, Washington, DC. Docket Number: 99-025. Applicant: University of North Carolina, School of Pharmacy, CB #7360, Beard Hall, S. Colombia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. Instrument: Nose Only Inhalation System. Manufacturer: ADG Developments Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to evaluate novel therapies for the treatment of tuberculosis in animal models by delivering aerosols of drug by nose only exposure to Mycobacterium infected guinea pigs. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 28, 1999. Docket Number: 99-026. Applicant: Boston University, Department of Biology, 44 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in the study of the ultrastructure of biological specimens, especially neurons in the brain during experiments conducted to determine whether the structure of neurons is altered under a variety of experimental conditions, such as different levels of activity or molecular signaling. In addition, the instrument will be used to investigate the development and maturation of brain neurons and their synapses to determine how structure and ultrastructure change with growth and maturation of the organism. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 28, 1999. Docket Number: 99-027. Applicant: University of Hawaii, School of Ocean, Earth Science and Technology, Department of Oceanography, 1000 Pope Road, MSB 610, Honolulu, HI 96822. Instrument: Low-Level Beta Counter, Model GM-25-5. Manufacturer: Riso National Laboratory, Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the measurement of naturally occurring radionuclides in seawater. Various marine regimes will be sampled at a variety of oceanic depths in order to estimate the spatial and temporal distribution of radioactive elements. The instrument will be used during the graduate level course Ocean 633, Chemical Oceanography Lab Methods to teach oceanographic laboratory and field analytical techniques. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 4, 1999. Frank W. Creel, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. 99-30382 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P