[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 37776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13566]


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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 (Public Law 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, DC 20230. 
Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Suite 
4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 02-017. Applicant: Emory University, Department of 
Biology, 2006 Rollins Research Center, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 
30322. Instrument: Micromanipulator Assembly for Slice Physiology 
Setup. Manufacturer: Luigs & Neumann, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to do electrophysiological studies 
using rat brain slices. The experiments consist of preparing slices of 
rat brain, putting them under the microscope and inserting 
microelectrodes into single nerve cells. Once the microelectrode is 
inserted, a fluorescent dye will be injected into the cell body to 
visualize fine dendritic processes. The microscope will then be moved 
to focus on one of the visualized fine processes, and a second 
electrode can be inserted into the same cell. The main objective of 
this research is to understand neuronal activity and information 
processing in the mammalian brain. In particular, nerve cells in brain 
structures involved in motor control will be studied. In addition, the 
instrument will be used for educational purposes in the course Bio. 
498. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 14, 2002.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 02-13566 Filed 5-29-02; 8:45 am]
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