98-33332. University of California, Davis; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-33332]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of California, Davis; 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 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 98-047. Applicant: University of California, Davis, 
Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Plasma Generating Machine, Model SPS-1050. 
Manufacturer: Sumitomo Coal Mining Co., Japan. Intended Use: See notice 
at 63 FR 54676, October 13, 1998.
    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 quick formation 
of dense, hard materials from powders using spark plasma sintering. The 
National Institute of Standards and Technology advised December 1, 1998 
that (1) this capability is pertinent to the applicant's intended 
purpose and (2) it knows of no domestic 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. 98-33332 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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