94-20200. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 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 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.
    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.
    Docket Number: 94-042. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Las Vegas, NV 89193-3478. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, 
Model VG PlasmaQuad. Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: See notice at 57 FR 18371, April 18, 1994. Reasons: The 
foreign instrument provides rapid multielemental analysis in both 
continuous-scan and peak-hopping modes with a sensitivity to 20 MHz/ppm 
for Co, In, Pb, Bi, and U and an average background of < 10="" cps.="" this="" capability="" is="" pertinent="" to="" the="" applicant's="" intended="" purpose="" 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.="" pamela="" woods,="" acting="" director,="" statutory="" import="" programs="" staff.="" [fr="" doc.="" 94-20200="" filed="" 8-16-94;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 3510-ds-f="">