98-6149. North Carolina State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11655]
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[FR Doc No: 98-6149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


North Carolina 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 part 301). Related records can be viewed 
between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 97-097. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Raleigh, NC 27695. Instrument: Sample Cartridges for Photoelectron 
Emission Microscope. Manufacturer: Elmitec, Germany. Intended Use: See 
notice at 63 FR 809, January 7, 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: This is a compatible accessory for an existing 
instrument purchased for the use of the applicant. The instrument and 
accessory were made by the same manufacturer. The accessory is 
pertinent to the intended uses and we know of no domestic accessory 
which can be readily adapted to the previously imported instrument.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 98-6149 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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