98-19904. Cornell University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty- Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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International Trade Administration


Cornell 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 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 98-028. Applicant: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 
14853-1501. Instrument: Electron Microprobe, Model JXA-8900R. 
Manufacturer: Narishige Scientific, Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 
63 FR 31737, June 10, 1998.
    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 
characterization of elemental composition and structure in surfaces 
with resolution down to 1 m. The National Institute of 
Standards and Technology advised July 26, 1996 that (1) this capability 
is pertinent to the applicant's intended purpose and (2) it knows of no 
domestic instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value to the 
foreign instrument for the applicant's intended use (comparable case).
    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. 98-19904 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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