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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 Subsections 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, DC 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: 94-022. Applicant: Oregon State University,
Environmental Health Sciences Center, ALS 1011, Corvallis, OR 97331-
7302. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model API III Plus. Manufacturer:
Perkin-Elmer Sciex Instruments, Canada. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used for conducting the following experiments: (1) Structural
characterization of proteins and oligopeptides, oligonucleotides,
oligosaccharides, drugs and metabolites, and pesticides and herbicides
through measurement of molecular weight and by collision-induced
dissociation in conjunction with tandem mass spectrometry of fragment
ions, (2) analysis of mixtures of oligopeptides and oligonucleotides
extracted from biological samples or produced by chemical or enzymatic
degradation of larger biopolymers by liquid chromatography or capillary
zone electrophoresis coupled directly to the ionspray ion source and
(3) analysis of mixtures of drugs or metabolites extracted from
environmental samples by liquid chromatography coupled directly to the
ionspray ion source. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
February 18, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-027. Applicant: University of Minnesota, UMHC Box
388, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Muscle Research System, Model
OPT1S. Manufacturer: Scientific Instruments, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for studies of what changes occur to muscles as
one ages, and the effects of exercise, bed rest, etc. on muscles from
aged animals. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March
21, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-031. Applicant: University of California, Los
Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza,
suite 265, Los Angeles, CA 90024-6951. Instrument: p02 Histograph.
Manufacturer: Eppendorf, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used for the investigation of tumors and muscle tissue in laboratory
mice to determine the association between tumor size, systemic
hematocrit, tumor histology and radiation on tumor and tissue oxygen
levels. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 7, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-032. Applicant: University of Michigan,
Department of Geological Sciences, 1006 C.C. Little Bldg., 425 E.
University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063. Instrument: ICP Multicollector
Mass Spectrometer, Model Plasma 54. Manufacturer: Fisons Elemental,
United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for the study
of rocks and minerals in solid and dissolved form and for a limited
amount of work measuring natural waters such as ground waters and
seawater. The experiments will consist of extracting and purifying the
elements of interest and measuring their isotopic compositions, with or
without added enriched spikes to measure concentrations. In addition,
the instrument will be used for training graduate and undergraduate
students in research and the principles of isotope geochemistry.
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-033. Applicant: Simpson College, 701 North C
Street, Indianola, IA 50125. Instrument: Rapid Kinetics Accessory,
Model SFA-12. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for educational purposes in
the courses Chemistry 301 Physical Chemistry I which covers the basics
of chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics and Chemistry 398
Research in which students may work on a research problem in any of the
areas of chemistry. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
March 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-034. Applicant: University of California, Davis,
Purchasing Department, 1441 Research Park Drive #171, Davis, CA 95616.
Instrument: SIR Mass Spectrometer, Model OPTIMA. Manufacturer: Fisons
Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used
for the following: (1) Examination of the carbon and oxygen isotopic
composition (13C/12C and 180/160) of very small
samples of calcite and aragonite (CaC03) fossils, (2) study of the
carbon and nitrogen (15N/14N) isotopic composition of organic
matter in marine sediments, biological shell organic matrix material
and bone collagen, and (3) analysis of the hydrogen (H/D) isotopic
composition of water samples and the carbon isotopic composition of
carbon dioxide dissolved in water. In addition, the instrument will be
used in the course Geology 227, Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry which is
intended to introduce graduate students to different applications of
stable isotope geochemistry in the research environment. Application
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-035. Applicant: University of California, Santa
Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model PRISM
Series II. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used for measurements of isotopes in the
following materials: small size (20-100 g) carbonate samples
from deep-sea sediments, seawater and freshwater samples, organic
matter, silicates, and carbonate rocks and cements. In addition, the
instrument will be used in the course `Stable Isotopes' to demonstrate
how to measure isotopes in various materials through small class
projects. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17,
1994.
Docket Number: 94-036. Applicant: University of California, Santa
Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model
OPTIMA. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used for the following materials: primarily
medium size (50-100 g) carbonate samples from deep-sea
sediments, seawater and freshwater samples, organic matter, silicates,
and carbonate rocks and cements. In addition, the instrument will be
used in the course `Stable Isotopes' to demonstrate how to measure
isotopes in various materials through small class projects. Application
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 17, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-038. Applicant: University of South Dakota, 414
E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. Instrument: Light Scattering
Correlator and Goniometer System, Model ALV/DLS/SLS-5000. Manufacturer:
ALV-Laser Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for studies of a broad range of biological and
synthetic polymer molecules and colloidal particles in solutions and in
gels including from polystyrene, polyacrylamide of synthetic polymers
to gelatin, hydroxpropylcellulose of biopolymers, and colloids such as
sodium dodecylsulfate micelles, in common solvents including toluene,
carbondisulfite, and water. The main objectives of the investigations
will be the fundamental scientific research on polymer systems and
improvement of emphasized education of students enhanced by the modern
instrumentation. In addition, the instrument will be used for
educational purposes in the courses PHYS 391 Advanced Topic Studies and
PHYS 393 Special Topics. Application Accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: March 18, 1994.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
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