[Federal Register: December 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 248)]
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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, 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: 99-030. Applicant: University of Massachusetts, 
Biology Department, Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003-5810. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai 12. Manufacturer: FEU 
Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to 
be used to view the end products of experiments, including 
immunolabeling of specific proteins, properties of genetically altered 
organisms and protein complexes under different ionic conditions. The 
specific research objectives vary widely but all aim to generate basic 
information about organisms, cells or subcellular components. In 
addition, the instrument will be used to demonstrate transmission 
electron microscopy for several courses, including Biology 523 
(Histology) and Biotechnology. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: December 6, 1999.
    Docket Number: 99-031. Applicant: University of Vermont, Department 
of Surgery, Given E-305, Burlington, VT 05405. Instrument: HVS Video 
Tracking System, Pool and Platform, Model 2020. Manufacturer: HVS Image 
Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be 
used for the study of multiple minor head injuries using a rat model in 
order to provide information that may be helpful in understanding why 
there are anecdotes in the human population of poor outcomes after 
seemingly minor recurrent head injuries. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: December 6, 1999.
    Docket Number: 99-032. Applicant: University of California, Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, BUS-6, P.O. Box 1663, MS C308, Los Alamos, 
NM 87545. Instrument: Solid State Quantum Computer, Model Multiprobe S. 
Manufacturer: Omicron Vakuum Physik GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The 
first scaleable solid state quantum computer will be used to produce an 
array of atoms on a Si (001) surface. The work requires using a 
scanning tunneling microscope for the precise placement in individual 
atoms of phosphorus in an array with 20 nanometer spacing on an 
atomically cleaned silicon substrate surface. The work also includes 
studying the stability and properties of such a structure at different 
temperatures. This investigation will also include work that will 
determine the best phosphorus bearing chemical species to use in this 
application. A silicon overlayer will bury this array. Electric contact 
gates will be positioned on top of the overlayer over the phosphorus 
sites.
    Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 8, 1999.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-33656 Filed 12-27-99; 8:45 am]
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