96-24606. University of California, Los Alamos; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

University of California, Los Alamos; 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: 96-071. Applicant: University of California, Los 
Alamos, CA 87545. Instrument: ICP Mass Spectrometer, Model PlasmaQuad. 
Manufacturer: Fisons Instruments, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See 
notice at 61 FR 41773, August 12, 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: (1) a minimum 
limit of detection of 0.025 ng/L in the actinide region, (2) abundance 
sensitivity of <>-7 at M-1 and (3) quadrupole operation at 2.2 
MHz or higher. These capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's 
intended purpose. We know of no domestic instrument or apparatus of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument for the 
applicant's intended use.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 96-24606 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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