[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 24838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11528]



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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: 95-028. Applicant: University of Rhode Island, 
Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882. Instrument: 
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measuring System, Model PAM 101. Manufacturer: 
Heinz Walz GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to 
perform fluorescence measurements on natural and experimental 
phytoplankton to ascertain characteristics of productivity. Application 
Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 6, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-029. Applicant: University of Minnesota, 
Department of Civil Engineering, 500 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, 
MN 55455. Instrument: Gyratory Compactor. Manufacturer: Invelop Oy, 
Finland. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of 
typical asphalts with polymer modified binders and portions of mineral 
aggregates with such materials as recycled tire rubber, glass, and 
roofing shingles. Experiments will be conducted to determine changes in 
angle and speed of gyration, axial confinement, and sample size 
required to most closely approximate field compaction conditions, shear 
resistance and in-place volumetrics. This instrument will also be used 
for teaching purposes in the Civil Engineering Department courses on 
Bituminous Mixtures (CE 5701) and Special Topics in Research (CE 8089). 
Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 7, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-031. Applicant: University of Maryland, 
Linguistics Department, 1401 Marie Mount Hall, College Park, MD 20742-
7515. Instrument: Monocular Oculometer for the Human Eye. Manufacturer: 
Dr. Bouis, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to record 
eye movements during continuous reading of individual sentences and 
text in experiments involving individual subjects tested on linguistic 
materials. Application Accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 10, 
1995.


Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-11528 Filed 5-9-95; 8:45 am]
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