Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32672]


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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 Room 4211, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 99-028. Applicant: National Institutes of Health, 
National Institute of Mental Health, Division of Intramural Research 
Programs, Laboratory on Genetics, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 36, 
Room 3D06, Bethesda, MD 20892-4094. Instrument: Robot and Microplate 
Filler with accessories, Models Q-BOT and Q-Fill. Manufacturer: 
GENETIX, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be 
used for studies of cDNAs, genes, and mRNAs in support of research on 
the genomics of the nervous system with initial efforts focusing on the 
discovery of new genes and the study of gene expression patterns in 
mouse and human brains. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: December 2, 1999.
    Docket Number: 99-029. Applicant: University of Florida, Department 
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 337 Larsen Hall, PO Box 116200, 
Building 722, Gainesville, FL 32611-6200. Instrument: Fiber Raman 
Laser, Model FRL-1480-600. Manufacturer: IP Fibre Devices Ltd., United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used as a pump source to 
pump Er-doped waveguide lasers in lithium niobate that are being 
developed. The laser will also be used as a demonstration of the 
principle of optical pumping for the courses of the Photonics sequence 
(EEL 5441, EEL 6443) in the Electrical and Computer Engineering 
Department. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 
30, 1999.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-32672 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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