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[FR Doc No: 94-4734]
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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 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 p.m. in room 4211,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.
Docket Number: 94-010. Applicant: University of Utah, Department of
Biology, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass
Spectrometer, Model MAT 252. Manufacturer: Finnigan, MAT, Germany.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of both plant and
animal tissues which involve analyses of both whole tissues and
individual subcellular components. In addition, there will be studies
of atmospheric gases and soil water since they will affect the
composition of the biological materials being analyzed. The instrument
will also be used for educational purposes in biology courses.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 27, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-011. Applicant: Texas Children's Hospital, 6621
Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-
1210. Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for studies focusing on demonstrating gene products from specific
cells, identification of pathognomonic lesions in both human and animal
tissues, and evaluation of structural integrity at the ultrastructural
level of the nervous system in transgenic animal models which express
neurologic disease entitites. In addition, the instrument will be used
for training in technical use and application of the electron
microscope in biomedical research of all users on an individual basis.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 2, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-012. Applicant: Texas A&M University, Department
of Rangeland Ecology and Management, College Station, TX 77843-2126.
Instrument: Gas Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer, Model Delta S.
Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will
be used to make high precision (0.2) measurements of
15N/14N and 13C/12C ratios in natural organic and
inorganic materials as a tool in the study of biogeochemistry. More
specifically, this instrument will be used to describe and quantify
pool sizes and flux rates of carbon and nitrogen in managed and
unmanaged ecosystems. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
February 3, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-013. Applicant: South Dakota State University,
Box 2207-A, Brookings, SD 57007. Instrument: GC - Dumas Ratio Mass
Spectrometer, Model Europa 20-20. Manufacturer: Europa, United Kingdom.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to determine 13C/
12C and 15N/14N ratios in plant, soil, gas and water
samples. The instrument will also be used in graduate student training
and special research topics for undergraduate students. The students
will be trained in sample preparation, machine operation and trouble
shooting. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 9,
1994.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-4734 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]
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