[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12451-12452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6552]
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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, 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: 98-010. Applicant: Montana State University--
Bozeman, Physics Department, EPS Building, Bozeman, MT 59717.
Instrument: Optical Helium Cryostat. Manufacturer: Institute of
Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, C.I.S. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used to perform both spectroscopic and
holographic experiments and various combinations thereof. These
experiments will involve the study of (1) crystalline and polymeric
dye-doped materials which show complicated photochemical transformation
behavior at low temperatures and (2) the dependence of these processes
on temperature and on the illumination conditions. Application accepted
by Commissioner of Customs: February 13, 1998.
Docket Number: 98-011. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Kegonsa Research Campus, 3725 Schneider Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589.
Instrument: Hydrostatic Leveling System. Manufacturer: Fogale-Nanotech,
France. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of the
vertical positional stability of very sensitive monitors and magnetic
elements in an electron storage ring. The objective of the
investigations is to produce a circulating electron beam in a storage
ring which will be stable to micron level in position. In turn, this
produces a radiation source for optical beamlines and user
instrumentation that is stable to the same level. Concurrent with
improved positional stability, is also an improvement in angular
stability of the radiation. Application accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: February 13, 1998.
Docket Number: 98-012. Applicant: University of New Orleans,
Lakefront, Science Building, Room 2007, New Orleans, LA 70148.
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: JEOL,
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the
physio-chemical properties of inorganic particulates in the environment
and thin film. These particles will include naturally occurring mineral
fibers, synthetic vitreous fibers, clays, talc, zeolites, crystalline
silica polymorphs, titania polymorphs, ceramics or other particulates.
The thin films will include
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semiconductors and magnetic composites. In addition, the instrument
will be used on a one-on-one basis for training staff, graduate
students and faculty from both the Earth and Environmental Sciences,
and Chemistry Doctoral Departments. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: February 19, 1998.
Docket Number: 98-013. Applicant: North Carolina State University,
Purchasing Department, Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695-7212.
Instrument: Automatic Pure Bending Tester, Model NESFB2-A.
Manufacturer: Kato Tech Co., Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used during studies of ``melt-blown fiber'' and ``melt-blown
fabrics'' for evaluation of pure bending properties thus allowing for
proper and adequate evaluation of different fabrics manufactured under
different conditions. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
February 19, 1998.
Docket Number: 98-014. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire, Department of Geology, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004. Instrument:
Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for detailed examination of
spores (called cryptospores because of the lack of associated non-
microscopic remains). The objectives of the collaborative research
projects are: (1) to further characterize the cryptospores assemblage
from near the boundary between the Ordovician and Silurian periods of
geologic time, (2) to expand the spatial and temporal coverage of
ultrastructural information on Ordovician and Silurian cryptospores and
(3) to engage an undergraduate student in cutting edge botanical
research involving electron microscopy. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: February 25, 1998.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 98-6552 Filed 3-12-98; 8:45 am]
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