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antidumping duties occurred and the

subsequent assessment of double

antidumping duties.

This notice also serves as a reminder

to parties subject to administrative

protective orders (APOs) of their

responsibility concerning the

disposition of proprietary information

disclosed under APO in accordance

with 19 CFR 353.34(d)(1). Timely

written notification of the return/

destruction of APO materials or

conversion to judicial protective order is

hereby requested. Failure to comply

with the regulations and the terms of an

APO is a sanctionable violation.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C.

1675(a)(2)(B)) and 19 CFR 353.22(h).

Dated: January 16, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–2053 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

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: 96–129. Applicant:

University of Arizona, Soil, Water and

Environmental Science, Shantz 429,

Building #38, Tucson, AZ 85721.

Instrument: Surface Forces Apparatus,

Model Mark 4. Manufacturer: Australian

National University, Australia. Intended

Use: The instrument will be used to

measure the force and distance between

two surfaces coated with the bacterial

outer membranes and phase separation

of nonmiscible mixtures in mica slit

pores. In addition, the instrument will

be used in the course, SWES 607

Surface Chemistry of Soils, to teach

students about molecular level

phenomena that influence the fate and

transport of contaminants in the soil.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: December 4, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–131. Applicant:

Oklahoma State University, Purchasing

Department, 208G Whitehurst,

Stillwater, OK 74078. Instrument:

Ti:Sapphire Laser, Model MBR–110.

Manufacturer: Microlase Optical

Systems Ltd., United Kingdom.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used to conduct the following: (1)

investigation of nonlinear optical

properties of semiconductor

microresonators, (2) determination of

the compositions of composite media

that enhance various nonlinear optical

properties and in particular the relative

effects of absorptive and dispersive

contributions, (3) study of optical

multistability in a system consisting of

atoms transmitting through the mode of

an optical resonator, (4) exploration of

the interaction of atoms with very

precisely modulated monochromatic

intracavity radiation and (5)

investigation of the interrelationship of

various measures of cavity loss and their

effects on experiments that depend on

precise knowledge of atom-cavity

coupling. In addition, the instrument

will be used for educational purposes in

graduate and undergraduate level

physics courses. Application accepted

by Commissioner of Customs: December

5, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–132. Applicant:

National Institutes of Health, National

Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases, Building 5, Room 108,

Bethesda, MD 20892. Instrument:

Stopped-Flow Spectrometer, Model

SX.18MV. Manufacturer: Applied

Photophysics Ltd., United Kingdom.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used for studying protein folding and

unfolding kinetics. The instrument has

been redesigned to provide facile and

accurate measurements of stopped-flow

kinetics using both fluorescence and

absorbance detection. Application

accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

December 6, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–133. Applicant:

National Institutes of Health, Building 8,

Room 421, 8 Center Drive, MSC 0850,

Bethesda, MD 20892. Instrument:

Electron Microscope, Model CM120.

Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used to study animal cells and tissues

and macromolecular aggregates and

organelles isolated from cells and tissue.

These studies are designed to

investigate the structure of cells and to

correlate change in structure with

functional variability leading to clinical

disease. The objective of this research is

to learn about transport of lipids, lipases

and other molecules between and

within normal cells and to identify

translocation defects in mutant cells.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: December 9, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–134. Applicant:

U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S.

Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, MS 431, Reston, VA 20192.

Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model

Deltaplus. Manufacturer: Finnigan

MAT, Germany. Intended Use: The

instrument will be used to analyze the

isotopic composition of natural

materials in geologic and hydrologic

systems. The studies will involve use of

variations in the isotopic abundance of

oxygen, carbon, sulfur and nitrogen to

investigate problems in hydrology,

geochemistry, microbiology and

paleoclimatology. Application accepted

by Commissioner of Customs: December

10, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–135. Applicant:

Medical University of South Carolina,

171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC

29425. Instrument: Electron Microscope,

Model JEM–1210. Manufacturer: JEOL,

Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The

instrument will be used for

ultrastructural studies involving

pediatric and adult cancer, retinal

degenerative diseases, osteoporosis,

endometriosis, teratogenic effect of

prenatal alcohol exposure, cochlear

changes associated with aging,

cardiomyopathy and

adrenoleukeodystrophy. The objective

of these studies is to better understand

the mechanisms involved in various

disease processes. In addition, the

instrument will be used for educational

purposes in a graduate level course

entitled ‘‘Techniques in Biological

Electron Microscopy.’’ Application

accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

December 10, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–137. Applicant:

Cornell University, Purchasing

Department, 55 Judd Falls Road, Ithaca,

NY 14850. Instrument: Mass

Spectrometer, Model GEO 20–20.

Manufacturer: Europa Scientific Ltd.,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: The

instrument will be used for the high

precision determination of stable

isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,

nitrogen, and sulfur during studies of (1)

water and CO2 flux in environmental

systems, (2) plant-water-atmosphere

relationships and (3) artificially

enriched carbon, trace gases, and

isotopes in carbonates. In addition, the

instrument will be used in the course

BioES6xx: Methods in Biogeochemistry

to train research students. Application
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accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

December 16, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–138. Applicant:

University of California, Berkeley,

Procurement and Business Contracts,

Berkeley, CA 94720–5600. Instrument:

(4 each) Broadband Seismometers,

Model STS–2. Manufacturer: G.

Streckeisen AG, Switzerland. Intended

Use: The instruments will be used to

study the high frequency components of

regional earthquakes and the low

frequency (long period) components of

global teleseismic earthquakes. The

instruments are typically deployed in

site specific, specifically constructed

observatories (vaults), and may be

operated continuously for 20–30 years.

Alternatively, they are used to augment

data from permanent seismic

observatories. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: December

18, 1996.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–2054 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Notice of a Jointly Owned Invention

Available for Licensing

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is

jointly owned by the U.S. Government,

as represented by the Department of

Commerce and the Department of

Defense. The Department of Commerce’s

ownership interest in this invention is

available for licensing in accordance

with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404

to achieve expeditious

commercialization of results of federally

funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical and licensing information on

this inventions may be obtained by

writing to: Marcia Salkeld, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Office of Industrial Partnerships

Program, Building 820, Room 213,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Fax 301–869–

2751. Any request for information

should include the NIST Docket No. and

Title for the relevant invention as

indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may

enter a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (‘‘CRADA’’)

with the licensee to perform further

research on the invention for purposes

of commercialization. The invention

available for licensing is:

NIST Docket No. 96–031CIP

Title: Ultra-Low Temperature Neck

Bonding Process.

Description: New types of ceramic

structures and ceramic composites are

formed by a low cost, moderate

temperature sintering process using a

pre-ceramic precursor which, upon mild

heating, decomposes to form ‘‘necks’’

between individual ceramic particles.

The properties of the resulting porous

ceramic bodies can be further modified

to form a new class of composite

materials.

Dated: January 22, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

[FR Doc. 97–2057 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Bangladesh

January 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward applied in 1996.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 68241, published on

December 27, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

January 22, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 20, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textiles and textile products, produced

or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on January 28, 1997, you are

directed to reduce the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

237 ........................... 416,177 dozen.

331 ........................... 1,054,366 dozen pairs.

334 ........................... 126,966 dozen.

335 ........................... 227,968 dozen.

336/636 .................... 407,955 dozen.

341 ........................... 2,213,122 dozen.

342/642 .................... 382,905 dozen.

351/651 .................... 608,132 dozen.

352/652 .................... 9,072,698 dozen.

369–S2 .................... 1,519,427 kilograms.

634 ........................... 444,196 dozen.

635 ........................... 287,786 dozen.

641 ........................... 926,697 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,252,711 dozen.

847 ........................... 665,143 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996. 2 Category 369-S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.97–2049 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

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