[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 242 (Monday, December 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66017-66018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31848]
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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: 96-116. Applicant: Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, Mailstop F17, 4770 Buford Hwy, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-
3724. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG AutoSpec. Manufacturer:
Micromass, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for analysis of toxic components present at ultra trace levels in
biological matrices, carcinogens in cigarette smoke and additives in
cigarettes. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November
12, 1996.
Docket Number: 96-117. Applicant: University of Wyoming, Department
of Geology and Geophysics, P.O. Box 3006, Laramie, WY 82071-3006.
Instrument: Electron Microprobe, Model JXA-8900/5CH. Manufacturer: JEOL
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in the study of
chemical compositions of geological samples, museum samples,
synthetically prepared chemical samples, concrete and cement samples
and any other solid materials of interest to the researchers. In
addition, the instrument will be used for teaching theory and practice
of
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electron microprobe analysis in the course ``Microbeam Techniques''.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 13, 1996.
Docket Number: 96-118. Applicant: The Pennsylvania State
University, 156 Materials Research Laboratory, Hastings Road,
University Park, PA 16802. Instrument: Accessories for CCD Microscope.
Manufacturer: Linkam Scientific Instruments, Ltd., United Kingdom.
Intended Use: The instruments are accessories for a CCD microscope
system which is being used for studies of dynamic movement of the
domains and phase boundaries in special relaxor-type ferroelectric
materials (e.g., single crystals, ceramics). Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: November 18, 1996.
Docket Number: 96-120. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Blvd., Cincinnati, OH 45268.
Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model PlasmaQuad 3. Manufacturer:
Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will
be used to research the speciation of mercury and other metals in
complex matrices using isotope tracers, liquid chromatography and
direct injection nebulization. The elements of interest will be in
liquid or gaseous form that are known to be toxic to human and animal
life if inhaled or ingested. Application accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: November 21, 1996.
Frank W. Creel,
Director Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-31848 Filed 12-13-96; 8:45 am]
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