94-23766. United States Geological Survey, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

United States Geological Survey, 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: 94-067. Applicant: United States Geological Survey, 
Reston, VA 22092. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer. Manufacturer: Mass 
Analyzer Products, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 59 
FR 31208, June 17, 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, is being manufactured in the 
United States. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) a 
background at M/e =36 of less than 5.0  x  10-14 cc STP, (2) a 
rate of rise of 40Ar degassing from walls of less than 1.0  x  
10-12 cc STP/minute and (3) an 40Ar peak top that is flat to 
within  0.1% over at least 50% of the peak tops for ion 
beams as small as 5.0  x  10-13 amps.
    These capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's intended 
purpose and we know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff,
[FR Doc. 94-23766 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]
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