96-23918. Arizona State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49112]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Arizona State 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, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 96-069. Applicant: Arizona State University, Tempe, 
AZ 85287-1501. Instrument: Image Analysis System with Macro Accessory 
Package. Manufacturer: Imaging Research Inc., Canada. Intended Use: See 
notice at 61 FR 39948, July 31, 1996.
    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 
``paintbrush'' function to permit definition of a precise and 
controllable region on an autoradiograph for optical density evaluation 
of anatomical features. The National Institutes of Health advises in 
its memorandum dated July 24, 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.
    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. 96-23918 Filed 9-17-96; 8:45 am]
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