94-23197. North Carolina State University, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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North Carolina 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 AM and 5:00 PM in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 94-046. Applicant: North Carolina State University, 
Raleigh, NC 27695-7212. Instrument: Submersible Profiling 
Spectroradiometer and High Resolution In-water Deck Cell. Manufacturer: 
Satlantic Inc., Canada. Intended Use: See notice at 59 FR 23696, May 6, 
1994. Advice Received From: The Naval Research Laboratory, July 21, 
1994.
    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, was being manufactured in the 
United States at the time the foreign instrument was ordered (February 
18, 1994). Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) full 
compliance with all NASA protocols for the SeaWiFS satellite, (2) 
designed-in and operational free-fall deployment capability, (3) an 
off-ship deck cell and (4) 24-bit resolution with autoranging. The 
Naval Research Laboratory advises 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 was being manufactured 
in the United States at the time of order.
Pamela Woods
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 94-23197 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]
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