[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 34690-34691] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-16930] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 34691]] Docket Number: 96-149R. Applicant: University of Vermont, Department of Physical Therapy, 305 Rowell Building, Burlington, VT 05405-0068. Instrument: Motion Analysis System and Telemg System, Model Elite Plus. Manufacturer: Bioengineering Technology & Systems, Italy. Intended Use: Original notice of this resubmitted application was published in the Federal Register of February 11, 1997. Docket Number: 97-046. Applicant: Purdue University, Accounts Payable, 1064 Frehafer Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1064. Instrument: Stopped-Flow Spectrophotometer/Fluorimeter System, Model SF-61DX2/X. Manufacturer: Hi-Tech Scientific, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for studies of a variety of enzymes important to cellular physiology in a variety of life forms. A number of experiments will be conducted involving the spectroscopic detection of molecular interactions between substrates of inhibitors of the particular enzymes of interest. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 4, 1997. Docket Number: 97-047. Applicant: Emory University, Department of Biology, 2006 Rollins Research Center, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322. Instrument: Slice Physiology Setup, Model 240. Manufacturer: Luigs and Neumann, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for electrophysiological studies using rat brain slices with the objective of understanding neuronal activity and information processing in the mammalian brain. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes in the course Biol. 498 in which both graduate and undergraduate students will be exposed to guided research training. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 5, 1997. Docket Number: 97-048. Applicant: Kansas State University, Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model CM100. Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for research involving three model systems in cellular and developmental biology which will focus on a unifying theme in gravity perception. In addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes in the course BIOL 888--Electron Microscopy Techniques providing graduate students with the research resources necessary to make progress on their research programs. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 6, 1997. Frank W. Creel, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. 97-16930 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P