95-17769. University of Minnesota, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37051-37052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17769]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

University of Minnesota, 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: 95-029. Applicant: University of Minnesota, 
Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Gyratory Compactor. Manufacturer: 
Invelop Oy, Finland. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 24838, May 10, 
1995.
    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) mold 
capacity of both 100 and 150 mm, (2) gyration speed from 15 to 80 
cycles per minute, (3) a variable gyration angle from 0 to 3 degrees 
and (4) recording of shear resistance. The Federal Highway 
Administration advised June 12, 1995 that (1) these capabilities are 
pertinent to the applicant's intended purpose and (2) it knows of no 
domestic instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value 

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to the foreign instrument for the applicant's intended use.
    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. 95-17769 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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