[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 122 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 39129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15966]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

    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 an 
instrument of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which 
the instrument shown below is intended to be used, is 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 am and 5:00 pm in Room 4211, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 00-020. Applicant: University of Wisconsin--Madison, 
750 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1490. Instrument: Zebra Fish 
Tank Installation. Manufacturer: Aquarien-Bau Schwarz, Germany. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to house and grow 
multiple generations of zebra fish which are used as a simple model to 
study the biology and development of vertebrate animals, including 
humans. These studies will include experiments to investigate the 
genetic basis of early embryonic development, specifically the products 
present in the egg which, when activated, drive the initial steps of 
embryogenesis. The overall objective of this research is to understand 
the molecular mechanisms underlying the induction of different cell 
fates in a developing vertebrate organism. In addition, the instruments 
will be used for educational purposes which involve primarily the 
scientific training of graduate students of the Genetics and Molecular 
and Cellular Biology programs. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: June 9, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-15966 Filed 6-22-00; 8:45 am]
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