[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 55222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23541]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Lehigh 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 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, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 00-017. Applicant: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 
18015. Instrument: Raman Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: Optocom Innovation, 
France. Intended Use: See notice at 65 FR 47404, August 2, 2000.
    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) Pump power 
of 2.0 W, (2) a wavelength of 1500 m and (3) FWHM of 1.5 @ 2.0 
nm. A domestic manufacturer of similar equipment advised August 31, 
2000 that (1) these capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's 
intended purpose and (2) it knows of no domestic instrument or 
apparatus of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument for 
the applicant's intended use.
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-23541 Filed 9-12-00; 8:45 am]
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