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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Carnegie Institution of Washington et al.; Notice of Consolidated
Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
This is a decision consolidated 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.
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below,
for such purposes as each is intended to be used, is being manufactured
in the United States.
Docket Number: 94-044. Applicant: Carnegie Institution of
Washington, Stanford, CA 94305. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer System,
Model Delta S. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT GmbH, Germany. Intended Use:
See notice at 59 FR 24690, May 12, 1994. Reasons: The foreign
instrument provides a sensitivity of 1 ion of CO2 per 1500
molecules of CO2 in the source and an internal precision of 0.006
per mil for 100 bar l samples of CO2. Advice Received
From: National Institutes of Health, June 23, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-061. Applicant: Saint Louis University, St.
Louis, MO 63103. Instrument: Two Seismometers, Model STS-2.
Manufacturer: G. Streckeisen, Switzerland. Intended Use: See notice at
59 FR 29417. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) a bandwidth
of 0.003 to 5.0 Hz, (2) 140 dB dynamic range and (3) portable surface
operation with self-centering capability and temperature compensation.
Advice Received From: The U.S. Geological Survey, July 21, 1994.
Docket Number: 94-066. Applicant: University of Rhode Island,
Narragansett, RI 02882. Instrument: Two Large Volume In-situ Pumps with
accessories, Model C/4. Manufacturer: Challenger Oceanic Systems &
Services, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 59 FR 31208.
Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) pumping and filtration of
1000 l/hour of seawater on battery power at depths to 5500 m, (2)
programmable operation and (3) deployment of manganese adsorber
cartridges. Advice Received From: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, July 22, 1994.
The National Institutes of Health, The U.S. Geological Survey and
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration advise that (1) the
capabilities of each of the foreign instruments described above are
pertinent to each applicant's intended purpose and (2) they know of no
domestic instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value for the
intended use of each instrument.
We know of no other instrument or apparatus being manufactured in
the United States which is of equivalent scientific value to any of the
foreign instruments.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-22556 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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