978 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 4 / Tuesday, January 7, 1997 / Notices

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 96–108. Applicant:

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333.

Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model

Reflex II. Manufacturer: Bruker

Analytical, Germany. Intended Use: See

notice at 61 FR 55972, October 30, 1996.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) a data digitizer operating at

1.0 GHz, (2) a POSIX-compliant

computer interface and (3) a gridless

reflector design. The National Institutes

of Health advises in its memorandum

dated October 21, 1996 that (1) these

capabilities are pertinent to the

applicant’s intended purpose and (2) it

knows of no domestic instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument for the

applicant’s intended use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–300 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

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: 96–072R. Applicant:

Penn State University, 118 Research

Building West, University Park, PA

16802. Instrument: Nano Indentor

System, Model UMIS 2001.

Manufacturer: CISRO, Australia.

Intended Use: Original notice of this

resubmitted application was published

in the Federal Register of August 12,

1996.

Docket Number: 96–076R. Applicant:

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Purchasing Division, 506

South Wright Street, 207 Henry

Administration Building, Urbana, IL

61801. Instrument: Eye Tracking

System, Model EYELINK. Manufacturer:

SR Research Ltd., Canada. Intended Use:

Original notice of this resubmitted

application was published in the

Federal Register of August 12, 1996.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–299 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Santa Rosa Outpatient Rehabilitation

Hospital, et al.; Notice of Consolidated

Decision on Applications for Duty-Free

Entry of Scientific Instruments

This is a decision consolidated

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). Related records can be viewed

between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in

Room 4211, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instruments described below, for such

purposes as each is intended to be used,

is being manufactured in the United

States.

Docket Number: 95–080R. Applicant:

Santa Rosa Outpatient Rehabilitation

Hospital, San Antonio, TX 78229.

Instrument: 3-Dimensional Motion

Analyzer System, Model VICON 370.

Manufacturer: Oxford Metrics, Ltd.,

United Kingdom. Intended use: See

notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19,

1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) infra-red based light

emitting diodes for marker recognition,

(2) autoidentification of joint centers

from exo-skeletal markers and body

segment measurements and (3) exact

synchronization of position and force

data used in inverse dynamic analysis.

Docket Number: 96–098. Applicant:

University of Arizona Foundation,

Tucson, AZ 85721. Instrument: Noble

Gas Mass Spectrometer, Model 215–50.

Manufacturer: Mass Analyser Products

Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended use:

See notice at 61 FR 54156, October 17,

1996. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) a Baur type ion source

with high sensitivity and linearity, (2)

static-mode isotopic analysis of He, Ne,

Ar, Kr and Xe and (3) vacuum pressure

<10¥9 torr with background specified as

mass 36 and 132 M/e 36 <5×10¥14 cm3

STP and M/e 132 <10¥15 cm3 STP.

Docket Number: 96–099. Applicant:

University of South Carolina, Columbia,

SC 29208. Instrument: Stopped-Flow

Spectrophotometer, Model SX.18MV.

Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics

Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended use:

See notice at 61 FR 54156, October 17,

1996. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) a dead volume of 310 μl,

(2) a single 150W xenon light source

and (3) fully automated mixing

capability under computer control.

Docket Number: 96–107. Applicant:

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,

MN 55455. Instrument: Three (3) Mass

Spectrometers, MAT Models 262,

ELEMENT and 252. Manufacturer:

Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended use:

See notice at 61 FR 55973, October 30,

1996. Reasons: The foreign instruments

comprise a suite of compatible mass

spectrometers which employ: (1)

magnetic sector mass analyzers, (2)

either six Faraday multicollectors

(models 252 and 262) or an analog/ion

counting detector (model ELEMENT)

and (3) automated preparation of

samples resolvable to the femtogram

level.

The capabilities of each of the foreign

instruments described above are

pertinent to each applicant’s intended

purposes. We know of no instrument or

apparatus being manufactured in the

United States which is of equivalent

scientific value to any of the foreign

instruments.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–301 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

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
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Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 96–119. Applicant:

University of Pennsylvania, 3231

Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104–

6272. Instrument: Electron Microscope,

Model JEM–2010F. Manufacturer: JEOL

Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The

instrument will be used to study the

structure and chemistry of structural

metals and alloys, fuel cell materials,

conducting polymers, catalytic

materials, dielectrics, ferroelectrics and

composites. In addition, the instrument

will be used for educational purposes in

the graduate course, MSE610, Electron

Microscopy by providing training in

electron microscopy techniques.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: November 22, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–121. Applicant:

State University of New York, P.O. Box

6000, Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton,

NY 13902–6000. Instrument: Binocular

Eye Tracking System, Model ET4.

Manufacturer: AMTech, Germany.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used for studies of two related

phenomena: the fluency and seeming

effortlessness of skilled reading, and

oculomotor control in the reading task,

where readers’ eyes need to ‘‘jump’’

along lines of text to obtain new

information. In addition, the instrument

will be used for training of doctoral and

undergraduate students in courses

referred to as ‘‘thesis credit’’ and

‘‘independent study’’. Application

accepted by Commissioner of Customs:

November 22, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–122. Applicant:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln,

Chemistry Department, Lincoln, NE

68588–0304. Instrument: Diamond

Anvil Cells, Model Diacell.

Manufacturer: Diacell, United Kingdom.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used to investigate the role of high

pressure on solid state chemical

reactions and phase transitions of

solids. In particular, the research will

involve study of high pressure on

chemical reactions, phase transitions,

the dynamics of the crystal lattice,

electronic and magnetic properties,

crystal structure, and solidification

processes. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: November

22, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–123. Applicant:

William Marsh Rice University, 6100

Main Street, Houston, TX 77005.

Instrument: Stopped-Flow Fluorescence

Spectrophotometer, Model SX.18MV.

Manufacturer: Applied Photophysics

Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:

The instrument will be used for studies

of the processes of protein-mediated

DNA strand exchange that occur during

genetic recombination; specifically,

homologous genetic recombination

directed by the RecA protein of

Escherichia coli. These investigations

will involve the use of recombinant

proteins and synthetic DNA oligomers

containing fluorescent analogs of the

four natural bases. During these

investigations, the instrument will be

used for monitoring the rate of changes

in either fluorescence emission intensity

or absorbance of the nonnatural DNA

analogs as they interact with the RecA

protein and take part in the events of

recombination. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: November

22, 1996.

Docket Number: 96–124. Applicant:

Federal Highway Administration,

Special Projects & Engineering Division,

HNR–20, 6300 Georgetown Pike,

McLean, VA 22101–2296. Instrument:

ACFM Crack Microgauge, Model U9.

Manufacturer: Technical Software

Consultants, Ltd., United Kingdom.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used to detect fatigue crack in welded

steel girders. The speed, practicality,

accuracy and reliability of the device for

fatigue crack detection are compared

with conventional techniques currently

in use. Also, the equipment’s ability to

detect crack by its non-contact method

is compared with contact methods

available. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: November

26, 1996.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–298 Filed 1–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

The U.S. GOES Data Collection System

(DCS) Application

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 5327,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Marlin O. Perkins,

NOAA/NESDIS, Office of Satellite Data

Processing and Distribution, Data

Services Division, 5627 Allentown Road

Suite 200, Code E/SP3, Camp Springs,

MD 20233, telephone 301–763–8063

(Fax 301–763–8449).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA’s Geostationary Operational

Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data

Collection System (DCS) collects and

transmits environmental data from

remote platforms. NOAA allows other

users access to any excess capacity on

the system if they meet certain criteria,

primarily that they are sponsored by

another government agency and that no

other adequate common carrier is

available. NOAA needs a minimal

amount of information from applicants

to determine if their request for access

meets the requirements as stated in 15

CFR Part 911(a)-(c).

II. Method of Collection

Applicants prepare narrative

applications. No forms are used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0157.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses, not-for-profit institutions,

Federal government, and State, local, or

tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 27 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques