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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 

University of California, Berkeley, 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: 93-003R. Applicant: University of California, 
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: Blackbody Furnace with 
Internationally Accredited Absolute Reference. Manufacturer: National 
Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 58 FR 
14559, March 18, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides: (1) 
highly flat spectral emissivity over the 3-30 m range, (2) an 
isothermal emissivity to 0.999, (3) characterization relative to an 
absolute standard cavity and (4) operability in an airborne 
observatory. Advice Received From: National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, January 4, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-138. Applicant: Argonne National Laboratory, 
Argonne, IL 60439. Instrument: Scintillometer, Model SLS 20. 
Manufacturer: Scintec, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 58 FR 
63924, December 3, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides 
measurement of the refractive index, provides continuous measurement of 
the refractive index parameter (Cn2) and the inner scale of 
turbulence (lo) for estimating heat and momentum flux in the 
atmosphere along light propagation distances of tens to hundreds of 
meters. Advice Received From: National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, January 10, 1994.
    Docket Number: 93-144. Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC 
27708-0227. Instrument: Electron Microprobe (Used), Model CAMEBAX. 
Manufacturer: Cameca, France. Intended Use: See notice at 58 FR 65158, 
December 13, 1993. Reasons: The foreign instrument provides (1) non-
destructive chemical analysis of micron-sized regions with detection 
limits of 0.01% and precision to 1.0% for major elements and (2) four 
wavelength dispersive spectrometers. Advice Received From: National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, November 10, 1993 (comparable 
case).
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology and 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 either of 
the foreign instruments.
Pamela Woods,
Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 94-3913 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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