96-29939. Northwestern University Medical School; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 227 (Friday, November 22, 1996)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Northwestern University Medical School; Notice of Decision on 
Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

    This is a decision 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 5:00 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 96-097. Applicant: Northwestern University Medical 
School, Chicago, IL 60611. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-
1220. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 61 FR 
51276, October 1, 1996. Order Date: June 3, 1996.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as this instrument is intended to be used, was being 
manufactured in the United States at the time the instrument was 
ordered. Reasons: The foreign instrument is a conventional transmission 
electron microscope (CTEM) and is intended for research or scientific 
educational uses requiring a CTEM. We know of no CTEM, or any other 
instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in 
the United States at the time of order of the instrument.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-29939 Filed 11-21-96; 8:45 am]
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