98-23382. Texas A&M University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty- Free Entry of Scientific Instrument
[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23382]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Texas A&M 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, NW, Washington, DC.
Docket Number: 98-022. Applicant: Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX 77843-2474. Instrument: Robot, Model X8000. Manufacturer:
Genetix Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 63 FR 25015,
May 6, 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 a unique multi-
tasking robot for selecting recombinant bacterial colonies containing
DNA inserts from noninfectious sources based on routing blue/white
selection at a rate of 3500 colonies per hour. The National Institutes
of Health advises in its memorandum dated June 8, 1998 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.
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. 98-23382 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/31/1998
- Department:
- International Trade Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 98-23382
- Pages:
- 46216-46216 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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98-23382.pdf