97-8393. Geological Survey; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty- Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15658]
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[FR Doc No: 97-8393]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Geological Survey; 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 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 96-147. Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, 
CO 80225. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer, Model Optima. Manufacturer: 
Micromass, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 6216, 
February 11, 1997.
    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 a magnetic 
sector analyzer with a three Faraday cup multicollector and with an 
internal precision of 0.01 per mil for 20 l samples of CO 
2. 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.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-8393 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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