[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 741-742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-291]


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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, 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: 02-050. Applicant: The University of Texas at 
Austin, Fusion Research Center, 1 University Station, C1510, Austin, TX 
78712. Instrument: ``Helimak'' Custom

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Magnetized Plasma Turbulence Apparatus. Manufacturer: Academia Sinica 
Institute of Plasma Physics, Peoples Republic of China. Intended Use: 
The instrument is intended to be used to study turbulence and transport 
in plasmas, principally hydrogen and argon plasmas. The basic 
properties of the plasma--density, temperature, and velocity--will be 
measured as well as the behavior of the fluctuations (turbulence) in 
those quantities. Experimental objectives include validating the 
nonlinear mechanisms occurring in plasma turbulence and the effect of 
shear in the flow velocity in stabilizing the turbulence. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 12, 2002.
    Docket Number: 02-051. Applicant: National Renewable Energy Lab 
(NREL), 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. Instrument: Ignition 
Quality Tester. Manufacturer: Advanced Engine Technology Ltd., United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to measure 
the ignition delay, maximum chamber temperature, rate of heat rise, and 
autoignition temperature of various diesel fuels, surrogate molecules, 
additives, and alternative fuel compounds to better understand how the 
molecular structure of fuel compounds relates to the ignition quality 
(and potentially to the exhaust emissions). The instrument will also be 
used to characterize new fuels (such as biodiesel) prior to testing 
them in engines. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
December 20, 2002.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-291 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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