[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 62334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26764]


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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: 00-029. Applicant: National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8221, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8221. Instrument: Vacuum Balance and Vacuum 
Chamber. Manufacturer: Metrotec Engineering ag, Switzerland. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used for developing methods for ultra-
precise vacuum mass measurement and for characterization of the 
stability of mass standards under vacuum. These new capabilities will 
play a crucial and indispensable role in the ongoing research to 
replace the artifact-based definition of the unit of mass with one 
based on fundamental constants. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: September 28, 2000.
    Docket Number: 00-032 Applicant: The University of Michigan, 
Environmental Health Sciences Department, School of Public Health, 109 
S. Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029. Instrument: Aerosol 
Generator. Manufacturer: Topas GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used for the generation of particulate 
aerosols in a small-scale wind tunnel. The aerosols, composed of dusts 
of different materials including glass beads, Arizona road dust, and 
fused alumina will be used for the study and development of personal 
aerosol samplers. Experiments will consist of testing the efficiency of 
polyurethane preselector foams and testing of personal aerosol samplers 
to determine aspiration efficiency. The objective of this research is 
to apply the knowledge gained in previous research to the development 
of new small-scale, user-friendly personal sampling systems for the 
inhalable and thoracic fractions of airborne particles. In addition, 
the instrument will be used for educational purposes in various 
environmental and industrial health courses involving laboratory 
research for students at various stages in the Ph.D. program. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 28, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-26764 Filed 10-17-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P