94-9304. California Institute of Technology; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

California Institute of Technology; 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.
    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.
    Docket Number: 94-006. Applicant: California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model 
215-50. Manufacturer: Mass Analyser Products, Ltd., United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: See notice at 59 FR 6621, February 11, 1994. Reasons: The 
foreign instrument provides (1) an abundance sensitivity of less than 1 
ppm of 40Ar detected at 39Ar with an analyzer pressure of 
10-7 torr and (2) a background for M/e 36 less than 5x10-14 
cm3 STP and M/e 132 less than 10-15 cm3 STP.
    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. 94-9304 Filed 4-15-94; 8:45 am]
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