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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: 94-014. Applicant: University of Arizona, Department
of Geosciences, Gould-Simpson Building, Room 208, Tucson, AZ 85721.
Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model ICP 200. Manufacturer: Turner
Spectroscopy, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used
to analyze key trace elements and isotope ratios that are useful for
geological studies dealing with the evolution of the continental crust.
Most of the minerals to be analyzed are common rock forming minerals.
In addition, the instrument will be used to teach students isotope and
trace element geochemistry and analytical techniques for very high
precision data acquisition. Application Accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: February 10, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-015. Applicant: Rice University, Department of
Chemistry, 1700 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Mass
Spectrometer System, Model MAT 95. Manufacturer: Finnigan, Germany.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to analyze synthetically
produced organic and organometallic compounds and extracted natural
products compounds. These materials will be investigated to determine
the precise mass for elemental composition and/or the nominal mass of
molecular fragments to determine the molecular structure of these
compounds. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational
purposes in Chem 314 Advanced Instrumental Laboratory and Chem 105 or
Chem 106 demonstration analyses. Application Accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: February 14, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-016. Applicant: Penn State University, Hershey
Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033.
Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Spectrometer Accessory, Model RX.1000.
Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to monitor changes in structure during the
unfolding and refolding of proteins in experiments conducted to
identify and characterize the folding pathways for the proteins
examined. The instrument will also be used in several graduate courses,
especially Macromolecular Characteristics and Interactions, where
students will study the physical characteristics of macromolecules,
examining ligand binding, transport processes and enzyme kinetics by
spectroscopic methods. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
February 16, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-018. Applicant: Penn State University, Hershey
Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033.
Instrument: Stopped-Flow Spectrofluorimeter, Model SX.17MV.
Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to monitor the very rapid changes in structure
during unfolding and refolding experiments that are conducted to
identify and characterize the folding pathways for the proteins to be
examined. It is possible to monitor the formation and breakdown of
native, intermediate and unfolded structures during these experiments,
in hope of understanding the overall process. The instrument will also
be used for teaching purposes in several graduate courses, especially
Macromolecular Characteristics and Interactions. Application Accepted
by Commissioner of Customs: February 16, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-019. Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University, 4400
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics
Accessory, Multi-mixing Version, Model SFA-12mx. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech
Scientific, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used in stopped flow kinetic studies on metalloenzymes and small
inorganic complexes which serve as effective models for the enzyme
active site. A variety of enzymatic and chemical reactions will be
studied, including the turnover reaction of galactose oxidase, an
enzyme in which a free radical-coupled copper complex as the catalytic
active site has been discovered. Application Accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: February 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-020. Applicant: Texas A&M University, Department
of Oceanography, Eller O&M Building, Room 411B, College Station, TX
77843. Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer with Accessories,
Model MAT 252 GC. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used in studies of the problem of contamination
of soil, sediment and waters by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
through bioremediation. This instrument will provide reliable methods
for determining the exact source of contamination, for examining
mobility of pollutants in the contaminated site, and for monitoring the
efficacy of bioremediation in situ. Application Accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: February 16, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-023. Applicant: University of Georgia Research
Foundation, Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, Room 620, Athens, GA
30602-7411. Instrument: Autosampler and Gas Sampling Kit, Model A200S.
Manufacturer: CTC for Finnigan MAT, Switzerland/Germany. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used in conjunction with a mass spectrometer
which is being used to investigate the minute quantities of flavors in
finished food products or the bulk flavors with very high precision,
with emphasis on the development and optimization of methods for new
flavors and finished products. Application Accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: February 18, 1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
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