96-3761. Florida International University, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6628-6629]
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[FR Doc No: 96-3761]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Florida International University, 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: 95-092. Applicant: Florida International University, 
Miami, FL 33199. Instrument: Elemental Analyzer and Automated Interface 
Upgrade for IR Mass Spectrometer. Manufacturer: Europa Scientific, 
United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 54338, October 23, 
1995.
    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: This is a compatible accessory for an existing 
instrument purchased for the use of the applicant. The National 
Institutes of Health advises in its memorandum dated December 4, 1995, 
that the accessory is pertinent to the intended uses and that it knows 
of no comparable domestic accessory. 

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    We know of no domestic accessory which can be readily adapted to 
the existing instrument.


Frank W. Creel
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 96-3761 Filed 2-20-96; 8:45 am]
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