[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2452]
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[Federal Register: February 3, 1994]
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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 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 Subsections 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: 93-086R. Applicant: University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, Polymer Science and Engineering, LGRT, Amherst, MA 01003.
Instrument: Laser Light Scattering Goniometer System, Model ALV/DLS-
5000. Manufacturer: ALV-Laser Vertriebsgesellschaft, m.b.H., Germany.
Original notice of this resubmitted application was published in the
Federal Register of August 12, 1993.
Docket Number: 93-154. Applicant: University of Wisconsin -
Madison, Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI
53706. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG AutoSpec-3000 with
Accessories. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to analyze samples of complex organic,
inorganic and organometallic compounds and biochemicals to determine
the molecular weight, molecular formula and structure of compounds
having a molecular weight up to 5,000 Daltons. Application Received by
Commissioner of Customs: December 20, 1993.
Docket Number: 93-155. Applicant: The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Curriculum in Marine Sciences, UNC-CH, CB-3300, 12-7
Venable Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer
with Automated Gas and Gas Chromatograph/Combustion Inlet Systems,
Model MAT 252. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for stable isotope ratio measurements on
organic compounds, gases at trace concentration, water samples and
minerals. The objectives of the investigation are to determine the
mechanisms and rates of biogeochemical processes through combined use
of stable isotopic measurements with other studies. In addition, the
instrument will be used in the courses Marine Sciences 105 (Chemical
Oceanography), and Marine Sciences 199 (Biogeochemistry), and Marine
Sciences 145 (Geochemistry), providing necessary instruction and
training for science majors. Application Received by Commissioner of
Customs: December 20, 1993.
Docket Number: 93-156. Applicant: University of Arizona, Tree-Ring
Laboratory, Building #58, 105 W. Stadium, Tucson, AZ 85721. Instrument:
Automated Microvolume Inlet System. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT GmbH,
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument is an accessory to an existing
mass spectrometer that is being used for stable-isotope ratio analysis
of tree ring, soil and carbonate samples. Measurements will be used to
develop relationships with environmental parameters (especially
drought) which may be used to reconstruct paleo-environmental seasonal
variation. The system represents an improvement in allowing small
samples to be easily analyzed and permitting analysis in an automated
mode. The instrument will also be used for educational purposes
demonstrating the latest stable isotope ratio technology and research
applications to graduate students in geosciences, hydrology, watershed
management and ecology. Application Received by Commissioner of
Customs: January 3, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-2452 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]
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