99-25621. International Trade Administration National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53329-53330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25621]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


International Trade Administration National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of 
Scientific Instrument

    This decision is made 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). Related records can be viewed 
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 99-014. Applicant: National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401-3393. Instrument: 2 (Two) Anemometer 
Systems, Model DA-600. Manufacturer: Kaijo-Denki Corp., Japan. Intended 
Use: See notice at 64 FR 35630, July 1, 1999.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as it is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the 
United States. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) A maximum 
wind speed range of 60 meters per second, (2) Maximum measurement 
bandwith of 10 Hz, (3) Minimum resolution of 0.005 m/s and (4) 
Compatibility with currently operating anemometers. The National 
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration advised September 3, 1999 
that: (1) These capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's intended 
purpose and (2) It knows of no domestic

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instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value to the foreign 
instrument for the applicant's intended use.
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-25621 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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