[Federal Register: August 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 156)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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, DC 20230.
Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Suite
4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th
Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Docket Number: 03-035. Applicant: Villanova University, 800
Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085. Instrument: fNOX500
Fast CLD System for NO analysis. Manufacturer: Cambustion Ltd, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study
the dynamic response of automotive exhaust after-treatment systems.
Also, the instrument will be used on a variety of projects related to
the dynamics measurement, modeling, diagnosis and control of exhaust
after-treatment systems. Application accepted by Commissioner of
Customs: July 11, 2003.
Docket Number: 03-36. Applicant: University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 6101 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI
53705-4494. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7600.
Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used to identify viruses in fecal
and intestinal samples for diagnosis of diseases in animals and in some
cases, humans. It will also provide fast turnaround of samples and the
ability to identify potential biological hazardous agents for homeland
security. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 22,
2003.
Docket Number: 03-037. Applicant: University of Chicago, 933 East
56th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: (19) each Pattern Trigger
Modules. Manufacturer: Hytec Electronics Ltd, United Kingdom. Intended
Use: The devices form part of the VERITAS gamma-ray camera, an
astronomical observatory to be built in Arizona, which will be used for
the study of extreme astrophysical processes in the universe. The
telescope detects small light flashes in the atmosphere produced by
incoming gamma rays from space. Light flashes are detected by a three-
level trigger system run by an assembly of processors and components.
The pattern trigger modules are the second level of the trigger. They
recognize patterns of light emission on the sky. Application accepted
by Commissioner of Customs: July 24, 2003.
Docket Number: 03-038. Applicant: University of Michigan,
Transportation Research Institute, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-2150. Instrument: Eye Fixation System, Model faceLAB 3.0.
Manufacturer: Seeing Machines, Australia. Intended Use: The instrument
is intended to be used to study driver glance behavior while using in-
vehicle devices such as cell phones and navigation systems. It records
where drivers look on a moment to moment basis, providing digitized
coordinates from the head position, head orientation, and direction of
gaze in real time. The results provide a basis for design guidelines
(Federal, industry, and from consensus standard organization) for the
safety and usability of products, as well as information related to
licensing, hours of service and other topics. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: July 31, 2003.
Docket Number: 03-039. Applicant: University of Texas, Health
Science Center, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Electron
Microscope, Model Tecnai G\2\ Polara. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to
augment on-
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going three-dimensional structural studies of a broad range of
macromolecules of biological interest at the recently established
Structural Biology Center. Biological structures include the human
pyruvate dehydrogenase, human [alpha]-macroglobulin, CaM kinase II,
virus capsids, HR-S, and the ion transport complex by microbial
rhodopsins which offers a source of data for developing and refining
the methodology of high resolution electron microscopy. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 31, 2003.
Docket Number: 03-040. Applicant: Georgetown University, Department
of Cell Biology, SW., 207 Med/Dent Building, 3900 Reservoir Road, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7600-1.
Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used in research to better
understand the etiology of human disease and to search for cures.
Experiments will include examination of the following: (1) The prostate
in normal and cancerous stages, (2) the breast in normal and cancerous
stages, (3) stem cells in the testis and in the brain and (4) the
effect of diet on kidney transplantation. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: August 1, 2003.
Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-20661 Filed 8-12-03; 8:45 am]