[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15657-15658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8394]
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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 p.m. in Room 4211,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC.
Docket Number: 97-021. Applicant: Duke University, 103 Old
Chemistry Building, Durham, NC 27708. Instrument: ICP Mass
Spectrometer, Model PlasmaQuad 3. Manufacturer: VG Elemental, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The article is intended to be used for studies
of geologic samples including rocks, sediments and natural waters to
determine their chemical compositions, particularly their trace element
composition. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational
purposes in the course Geo 273S: Analytical Techniques. Other education
objectives of the instrument are use by graduate students to obtain
geochemical data as part of the Masters and Doctoral theses and by
undergraduates to obtain data for their Independent Study projects and
honors theses. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March
7, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-922. Applicant: Rutgers University, PO Box 6999,
Piscataway, NJ 08855. Instrument: 20/20 SI Mass Spectrometer.
Manufacturer: Europa Scientific, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for studies of plants, animals and other
organic materials along with inorganic materials which contain carbon,
nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or hydrogen/deuterium. The objective of the
investigations will be to use the stable isotopes that are contained in
inorganic matter to reveal the role of organisms in the food chains. In
addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes in the
course Environmental Applications of Stable Isotope Mass Spectroscopy.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 7, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-023. Applicant: Wayne State University, 5050
Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48202. Instrument: Optical Biosensor
with Accessories, Model BIOS-1. Manufacturer: Artificial Sensing
Instruments, Switzerland. Intended Use: The article is intended to be
used to measure the rate of deposition of protein molecules from a
flowing solution onto a solid substrate in order to understand the
compatibility of artificial organs and other biomaterials. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-027. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining
and
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Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. Instrument: Electron
Microprobe, Model SX 100. Manufacturer: Cameca, France. Intended Use:
The article is intended to be used for measuring the x-ray intensity,
backscattered and secondary electrons emitted by samples (minerals,
rocks, glasses, metals, synthetic mineral phases and ceramics) when
bombarded by a focussed electron beam. The data will be used for a
number of types of geological, hydrological and metallurgical studies.
In addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes in
the courses Geochemistry 589, Theory and Practice of Electron
Microprobe Analysis and Geochemistry 489, Experimental Mineralogy.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 12, 1997.
Docket Number: 97-028. Applicant: Rutgers University, PO Box 6999,
Piscataway, NJ 08855-6999. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model
Element. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used in tandem with novel automated sampling
technologies to determine spatial and temporal patterns of trace metals
in sea water and suspended solids in the coastal zone and the
dependence of these patterns on biological and physical processes. In
addition, the instrument will be used to teach a hands-on
instrumentation course for oceanographic and environmental work.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 12, 1997.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-8394 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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