95-2999. The Ohio State University, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The Ohio State 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 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: 94-126. Applicant: The Ohio State University, 
Columbus, OH 43210. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model 215-50. 
Manufacturer: Mass Analyser Products Limited, United Kingdom. Intended 
Use: See notice at 59 FR 59212, November 16, 1994.
    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) resolution 
to 600 daltons, (2) abundance sensitivity of less than 1 ppm of 
40Ar detected at 39Ar with an analyzer pressure of 10-7 
torr, (3) a background M/e=36 of less than 5x10-14 cm3 STP 
and (4) an adjustable Faraday collector for simultaneous ion 
collection.
    This capability is pertinent to the applicant's intended purposes 
and we know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 95-2999 Filed 2-6-95; 8:45 am]
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