[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-927]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

University of Southern California; 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: 95-061R. Applicant: University of Southern 
California, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Instrument: 3-Dimensional Motion 
Analyser, Model Vicon System 370. Manufacturer: Oxford Metrics, Ltd., 
United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 40823, August 10, 
1995.
    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) exact 
synchronization of position and force data used in inverse dynamic 
analysis and (2) a unique software suite permitting instant 
visualization of both normal and pathological states of motion. These 
capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's intended purposes 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.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 97-927 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
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