97-14078. Florida State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29103]
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[FR Doc No: 97-14078]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Florida 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 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 97-030. Applicant: Florida State University, 
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4005. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model 
Element. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. Intended Use: See notice 
at 62 FR 17783, April 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: (1) A magnetic 
sector mass analyzer, (2) resolution to 7500 and (3) a linear detection 
range from 0.1 ppt to 100 ppm. These capabilities are 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. 97-14078 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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