[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 115 (Thursday, June 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-14623]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Texas A&M 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 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 instrument, for such 
purposes as it is intended to be used, is being manufactured in the 
United States.
    Docket Number: 94-020. Applicant: Texas A&M University, College 
Station, TX 77843. Instrument: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer with 
Accessories, Model MAT 252 GC. Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany. 
Intended Use: See notice at 59 FR 12893, March 18, 1994. Reasons: The 
foreign instrument provides: (1) an absolute sensitivity of 1000 
molecules C02 per mass 44 ion at the collector and (2) an internal 
precision of 0.005 per mil for 3 bar l samples of CO2.
    This capability is 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. 94-14623 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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