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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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: 94-064R. Applicant: University of California,
Physics Department, Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: Superconducting
Solenoid. Manufacturer: Atomimpex, CIS. Intended Use: Original notice
of this resubmitted application was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER
of June 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-124. Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Box
25046, MS 963 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. Instrument: Open
Split Interface Attachment for Mass Spectrometer. Manufacturer:
Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for
studies of sulfates from the stratosphere and ice cores and CO2
gases from ice cores and sulfides from rocks and minerals from variety
of geologic sites and contexts. Using laser microsampling techniques,
samples as small as 1 nanomole of CO2 or SO2 will be analyzed
in the mass spectrometer through the open split interface. Application
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 13, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-125. Applicant: University of California, San
Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8655 Production Avenue, San
Diego, CA 92121. Instrument: Seasor System. Manufacturer: Chelsea
Instruments Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for investigations of the temperature, salinity, density and
optical properties of the upper 400 m of the ocean. The objectives of
these surveys are: to quantify the interaction between the atmosphere
and the ocean, to quantify the importance of oceanic fronts in this
interaction, to identify the effects of the physical processes on
optical properties, etc. In addition, the instrument may be used in a
course on sea-going observational oceanography to introduce students to
modern techniques of oceanographic data collection. Application
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 19, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-126. Applicant: The Ohio State University,
Department of Geological Sciences, 104 W. 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH
43210. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model 215-50. Manufacturer: Mass
Analyser Products Limited, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used for the measurement of the amounts and isotopic
compositions of noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe) for geological and
geochemical studies. In addition, the instrument will be used for
teaching the theory and practice of isotope geochemistry and
geochronology to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 18, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-127. Applicant: California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125. Instrument: Telescope System.
Manufacturer: Astrophysical Laboratory of National Tsing Hau
University, Republic of China. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for the study of solar oscillations to gain knowledge of the
internal structure and dynamics of the Sun. Information will be
obtained that will provide new understanding of nuclear physics and the
prediction of solar activity such as solar flares which direct
terrestrial effects. The data will also be used in classwork.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 26, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-129. Applicant: University of Nebraska, Center
for Materials Research & Analysis, Room 12C Walter Scott Engineer
Center, Lincoln, NE 68588. Instrument: Scanning Electron Microscope,
Model JEM2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for the studies of many solid state materials,
including metals, ceramics, semiconductors and novel materials, and in
particular magneto-optical multilayers, rare earth permanent magnets,
thin metallic films and catalyst particles. Experiments will include
characterization of defects of crystal structures, of interfaces and of
other regions of varying chemical composition and atomic arrangement
associated with different methods of preparing and processing the
materials. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational
purposes in electron microscopy courses. Application Accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 26, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-033R. Applicant: Simpson College, 701 North C
Street, Indianola, IA 50125. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Accessory,
Model SFA-12. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom.
Intended Use: Original notice of this resubmitted application was
published in the FEDERAL REGISTER of April 6, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-28307 Filed 11-15-94; 8:45 am]
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