98-18305. Stanford University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty- Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Stanford 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: 97-095R. Applicant: Stanford University, Palo Alto, 
CA 94304. Instrument: Ultrasound Bone Densitometer. Manufacturer: McCue 
Plc, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 65679, December 
15, 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) Reduced 
transducer size (\1/2\ inch) appropriate for use with children's feet, 
(2) external calipers for precise placement of the transducers and (3) 
available normative standards from studies indicating a precision of 3-
5% for repeated measurements. 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. 98-18305 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]
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