98-18110. University of Michigan, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36879-36880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Michigan, 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: 98-024. Applicant: University of Michigan, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48109-2150. Instrument: (3) Sensor Sets, Model ODIN 4. 
Manufacturer: A.D.C. GmbH, Germany. Intended Use:

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See notice at 63 FR 27562, May 19, 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 long and short 
range infrared sensors, a control algorithm and a driver interface for 
an ``intelligent'' cruise control system for automobiles. A private 
highway safety research organization advised August 1, 1996 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 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. 98-18110 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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