[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7240]
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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: 97-014. Applicant: University of New Orleans,
Department of Chemistry, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148.
Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model VG AutoSpec. Manufacturer:
Micromass, Inc., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The article is intended
to be used for studies of compounds (anti-convulsant compounds, cocaine
analogues, carceplexes, glycolipids, phosphazine derivatives, natural
toxins and environmental pollutants) synthesized in coordination with
on-going research in organic, inorganic, physical and analytical
chemistry laboratories. The objectives of the investigations will be
identification of compounds polluting the environment, synthesis of new
products for the treatment of drug addiction, synthesis of new drugs
for the treatment of epilepsy and related disorders, and remediation of
environmental pollution. In addition, the instrument will be used for
educational purposes in the courses CHEM 4030 Instrumental Analysis
Laboratory and CHEM 6117 Advanced Mass Spectrometry. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 6, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-016. Applicant: Duke University, Free-Electron
Laser Laboratory, LaSalle Street Extension, Durham, NC 27708-0319.
Instrument: Interferometer. Manufacturer: SF SDB ``Granat'', C.I.S.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of the following
phenomena: (1) Extremely narrowband, nonlinear optical processes in
solids and gases, e.g. surface studies, (2) chemical reaction dynamics
under single mode excitation, e.g. isotope separation, (3) molecular
energy transfer in long-lived excited states, (4) highly resolved and
efficient spectral hole burning, (5) the strength and shape of
``forbidden'' transitions and (6) the efficiency of nonlinear
frequency-mixing interactions. Application accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: February 11, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-017. Applicant: University of California, San
Diego, Department of Medicine 0931, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA
92093-0931. Instrument: Sleep Recorder, Model Vitaport 2. Manufacturer:
TEMEC Instruments BV, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used for studies of the effects of microgravity on the human
body, especially sleep functions, circadian rhythm changes and
pulmonary function. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
February 11, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-018. Applicant: Ohio University, Department of
Biological Sciences, Irvine Hall, Athens, OH 45701. Instrument:
Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1010. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for processing of biological
tissues in various studies of muscles, the nervous system, mosquitoes,
Antarctic fishes and the invertebrate digestive system to show the
subtle changes and the minute structural adaptations of the tissues.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 13, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-019. Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University,
3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Instrument: Fiber-
Electrode Micromanipulator. Manufacturer: Thomas Recording Sci. Res.,
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in studies of brain
functions; specifically, how do neurons in the brain process sensory
information? Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February
20, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-020. Applicant: University of Texas at Austin,
Marine Science Institute, 750 Channelview Drive, Port Aransas, TX
78373. Instrument: IR Mass Spectrometer, Model DELTAplus.
Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The article is
intended to be used for microbiological, ecological, physiological and
chemical studies of the ocean. This research will use the stable
isotope compositions of the bioactive elements, such as carbon,
nitrogen and sulfur to delineate metabolic pathways, understand food
webs in natural environments and determine the sources, transformations
and fates of these elements in ecosystems. The instrument will
determine the carbon nitrogen and sulfur isotopic ratios of gases,
solids and liquids in the natural state with minimal sample
preparation. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February
20, 1997.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-7240 Filed 3-20-97; 8:45 am]
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