[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48341-48342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20661]


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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: 03-035. Applicant: Villanova University, 800 
Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085. Instrument: fNOX500 
Fast CLD System for NO analysis. Manufacturer: Cambustion Ltd, United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study 
the dynamic response of automotive exhaust after-treatment systems. 
Also, the instrument will be used on a variety of projects related to 
the dynamics measurement, modeling, diagnosis and control of exhaust 
after-treatment systems. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: July 11, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-36. Applicant: University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin 
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 6101 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 
53705-4494. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7600. 
Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used to identify viruses in fecal 
and intestinal samples for diagnosis of diseases in animals and in some 
cases, humans. It will also provide fast turnaround of samples and the 
ability to identify potential biological hazardous agents for homeland 
security. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 22, 
2003.
    Docket Number: 03-037. Applicant: University of Chicago, 933 East 
56th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: (19) each Pattern Trigger 
Modules. Manufacturer: Hytec Electronics Ltd, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: The devices form part of the VERITAS gamma-ray camera, an 
astronomical observatory to be built in Arizona, which will be used for 
the study of extreme astrophysical processes in the universe. The 
telescope detects small light flashes in the atmosphere produced by 
incoming gamma rays from space. Light flashes are detected by a three-
level trigger system run by an assembly of processors and components. 
The pattern trigger modules are the second level of the trigger. They 
recognize patterns of light emission on the sky. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: July 24, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-038. Applicant: University of Michigan, 
Transportation Research Institute, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 
48109-2150. Instrument: Eye Fixation System, Model faceLAB 3.0. 
Manufacturer: Seeing Machines, Australia. Intended Use: The instrument 
is intended to be used to study driver glance behavior while using in-
vehicle devices such as cell phones and navigation systems. It records 
where drivers look on a moment to moment basis, providing digitized 
coordinates from the head position, head orientation, and direction of 
gaze in real time. The results provide a basis for design guidelines 
(Federal, industry, and from consensus standard organization) for the 
safety and usability of products, as well as information related to 
licensing, hours of service and other topics. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: July 31, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-039. Applicant: University of Texas, Health 
Science Center, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Tecnai G\2\ Polara. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
augment on-

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going three-dimensional structural studies of a broad range of 
macromolecules of biological interest at the recently established 
Structural Biology Center. Biological structures include the human 
pyruvate dehydrogenase, human [alpha]-macroglobulin, CaM kinase II, 
virus capsids, HR-S, and the ion transport complex by microbial 
rhodopsins which offers a source of data for developing and refining 
the methodology of high resolution electron microscopy. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 31, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-040. Applicant: Georgetown University, Department 
of Cell Biology, SW., 207 Med/Dent Building, 3900 Reservoir Road, NW., 
Washington, DC 20007. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7600-1. 
Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used in research to better 
understand the etiology of human disease and to search for cures. 
Experiments will include examination of the following: (1) The prostate 
in normal and cancerous stages, (2) the breast in normal and cancerous 
stages, (3) stem cells in the testis and in the brain and (4) the 
effect of diet on kidney transplantation. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 1, 2003.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-20661 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]
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