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purposes as each is intended to be used,

is being manufactured in the United

States.

Docket Number: 95–063. Applicant:

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater,

OK 74078. Instrument: Mass

Spectrometer, Model VG Isochrom-EA.

Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 40824, August 10, 1995.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides continuous flow isotopic

analysis with helium carrier gas and an

in-line elemental analyzer. Advice

Received From: National Institutes of

Health, October 23, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–067. Applicant:

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,

La Jolla, CA 92037. Instrument: DIP2000 Imaging Plate X-ray Diffraction

Image Processor with Kappa-goniometer

and SRA M18XHF Rotating Anode Xray Generator. Manufacturer: MAC

Science Co., Ltd., Japan. Intended Use:

See notice at 60 FR 48505, September

19, 1995. Reasons: The foreign

instrument provides sensitivity of 1 xray photon/per level and a dynamic

range of 106. Advice Received From:

National Institutes of Health, October

23, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–070. Applicant:

Rutgers, The State University,

Piscataway, NJ 08855-6999. Instrument:

Cryogenic Cooling System.

Manufacturer: Oxford Cryosystems,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 49505, September 19,

1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) a nitrogen storage vessel

operating at atmospheric pressure, (2) a

sample stage with flexible configuration

and (3) cold head temperature stability

of ±2°C. Advice Received From: National

Institutes of Health, October 25, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–071. Applicant:

Colorado State University, Fort Collins,

CO 80523. Instrument: Mass

Spectrometer, Model OPTIMA.

Manufacturer: VG–Fisons, United

Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60

FR 48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons:

The foreign instrument provides: (1) a

high sensitivity ion source yielding low

H3

∂ ion production during H/D

analysis, (2) a dual inlet, GC, isotope

ratio mass spectrometer capable of

C,N,H,O and S stable isotope analysis,

and (3) data acquisition and integration

of the thermal conductivity signal from

the elemental analyzer. Advice Received

From: National Institutes of Health,

October 25, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–074. Applicant:

University of South Florida, St.

Petersburg, FL 33701. Instrument:

Fluorimeter, Model Aquatraka MKIII.

Manufacturer: Chelsea Instruments Ltd.,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19,

1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) an immersion capability to

depths > 500m, (2) coverage of the

spectrum from 220nm to 950nm without

resetting and (3) a titanium casing

which eliminates electrolytic current

interference. Advice Received From:

National Institutes of Health, October

25, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–075. Applicant:

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

20057. Instrument: Time-Correlated

Single Photon Counting Spectrometer,

Model FL900. Manufacturer: Edinburgh

Instruments, Ltd., United Kingdom.

Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR

48506, September 19, 1995. Reasons:

The foreign instrument provides: (1)

time correlated single photon counting

method, (2) a sub-ns optical pulse and

(3) a 300 mm monochromator for study

of fluorescence kinetics. Advice

Received From: National Institutes of

Health, October 25, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–076. Applicant:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

48109-1065. Instrument: Stopped-flow

Spectrometer System, Model SF-61AFX.

Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19,

1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) a sealed waterbath and

silica manifold to permit anaerobic

analysis, (2) low temperature operation

to < 0°C, and (3) a high throughput

monochromator with a low stray light

rejection system. Advice Received From:

National Institutes of Health, October

25, 1995.

Docket Number: 95–079. Applicant:

University of California, San Francisco,

CA 94143-0446. Instrument: Tandem

Mass Spectrometer, Model AUTOSPEC -

5000. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: See

notice at 60 FR 48506, September 19,

1995. Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides an ion optical system that

provides high energy collision–induced

spectra of laser pulse generated maldi

pseudo molecular ions with a 100%

duty cycle. Advice Received From:

National Institutes of Health, October

25, 1995.

The National Institutes of Health

advises that (1) the capabilities of each

of the foreign instruments described

above are pertinent to each applicant’s

intended purpose and (2) they know of

no domestic instrument or apparatus of

equivalent scientific value for the

intended use of each instrument.

We know of no other 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. 95–30507 Filed 12–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–F

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, premedical 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 biomedical
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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]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Increase of a Guaranteed Access Level

for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Jamaica

December 7, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

guaranteed access level.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of this limit, 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).

On the request of the Government of

Jamaica, the Government of the United

States has agreed to increase the current

guaranteed access level (GAL) for

Categories 352/652.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994). Also

see 59 FR 62717, published on

December 6, 1994.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 7, 1995.

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 November 29, 1994, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Jamaica and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on December 8, 1995, you are

directed to increase the guaranteed access

level for Categories 352/652 to 13,300,000

dozen.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 95–30411 Filed 12–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Increase of a Guaranteed Access Level

for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the Dominican

Republic

December 8, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

guaranteed access level.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of this limit, 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).

On the request of the Government of

the Dominican Republic, the

Government of the United States has

agreed to increase the current

guaranteed access level (GAL) for

Categories 338/638.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994). Also

see 60 FR 17321, published on April 5,

1995.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 8, 1995.

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 March 30, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the Dominican Republic

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 1995 and

extends through December 31, 1995.

Effective December 11, 1995, you are

directed to increase the guaranteed access

level for Categories 338/638 to 1,750,000

dozen.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 95–30437 Filed 12–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group

on Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Working Group B

(Microelectronics) of the DoD Advisory