[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64157-64158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30506]



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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: 95-113. Applicant: Albert Einstein College of 
Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461. Instrument: Xenon 
Flash Lamp. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for liberation of photolabile compounds to 
study the biological responses to rapid concentration changes of such 
compounds. In addition, the instrument will be used in the training of 
medical students, pre-medical students, graduate students and post-
doctoral fellows rotating through the laboratory where the instrument 
will be used. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 
31, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-114. Applicant: Research Triangle Institute, 3040 
Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Instrument: (2) ICP 
Mass Spectrometers, Model PlasmaQuad 2. Manufacturer: Fisons 
Instruments, Inc., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to analyze environmental, biological, and geological materials and 
aqueous samples to determine elements ranging from highly toxic heavy 
metals to radioactive elements including uranium and plutonium. The 
experiments will include: ultratrace element measurements, isotopic 
analysis, industrial emissions analysis, metal speciation, and 
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studies. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 1, 
1995.
    Docket Number: 95-115. Applicant: University of Vermont, Plant & 
Soil Science Department, Hills Building, Burlington, VT 05405-0082. 
Instrument: Ammonia Emission Measurement Equipment. Manufacturer: 
Swedish Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Sweden. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for studies of livestock manure, compost, 
and other nutrient materials that emit ammonia to determine which 
method and materials minimize loss of ammonia, thereby increasing the 
nutrient value for grass hay and other crops. Application Accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: November 1, 1995.


Frank W. Creel
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 95-30506 Filed 12-13-95; 8:45 am]
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