97-13054. Duke University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Duke 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: 97-021. Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC 
27708. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model PlasmaQuad 3. 
Manufacturer: VG Elemental, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 
62 FR 15657, April 2, 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 analysis of 
trace elements at less than part per trillion abundance levels with a 
precision of 2.0%. 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. 97-13054 Filed 5-16-97; 8:45 am]
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