[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16471-16472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8238]


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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

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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: 03-014. Applicant: Department of Health and Human 
Services, NIH/NIEHS, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27709. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 
12 BioTWIN, BioTWIN Upgrade, and Accessories. Manufacturer: FEI 
Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to 
be used to examine the ultrastructure of biological tissues from 
control animals (usually rats and mice) and those genetically altered 
or chemically treated to induce possible aberrations similar to those 
seen in various human diseases exemplified by cancer, liver malfunction 
and growth, maturation and neuronal anomalies. Objectives of the 
experimentation will be to understand the cellular and subcellular 
processes involved in the progression of the disease state, make 
recommendations for future studies, and suggest possible treatments or 
preventive therapies. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
March 11, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-015. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695-7212. Instrument: Electron Beam 
Melting Machine, Model EBM S12. Manufacturer: Arcam AB, Sweden. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to fabricate three-
dimensional metallic-components having arbitrarily complex geometries. 
Several new materials will be developed with the aim of achieving 
strength-to-weight ratios that were not previously possible. Research 
investigating the fabrication of novel geometric shapes includes:
    (1) Design and testing of conformal cooling in production tools 
with the aim of reducing cycle time and improving geometric accuracy.
    (2) Design and testing of non-random cellular structures for weight 
reduction of metal components for aerospace and military applications 
using aluminum and titanium.
    (3) Design and fabrication of custom biomedical implants using 
titanium and cobalt-chromium.
    (4) Design, development and testing of novel fuel cell material 
compositions.
    In addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes 
in courses such as:
    (1) IE 216, Manufacturing Engineering Practicum.
    (2) IE 316, Manufacturing Engineering I--Processes.
    (3) IE 514, Product Engineering.
    (4) IE 589U, Biomodeling and Fabrication.
    Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-016. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Eau 
Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701. Instrument: 
Automatic Fusion Machine, Model AutoFluxer 4. Manufacturer: Breitlander 
Eichproben und Labormaterial GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to fuse sample whole rock powder for 
geochemical analysis. The instrument produces fused glass beads which 
present a homogeneous smooth surface to the X-Ray Florescence 
Spectrometer for analysis of major elements (Si, Al, Fe, Mn, Mg, Ca, K, 
P). In addition, the instrument will be used in the following 
university courses:
    (1) Geology 312--Mineralogy and Petrology I.
    (2) Geology 313--Mineralogy and Petrology II.
    (3) Geology 320--Sedimentation and Stratigraphy.
    (4) Geology 330--Geochemistry.
    Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10, 2003.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-8238 Filed 4-3-03; 8:45 am]
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