[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58744-58745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25273]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


The Art Institute of Chicago; 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 p.m. in Room 4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 00-025. Applicant: The Art Institute of Chicago, 
Chicago, IL 60603-6110. Instrument: Low Pressure Conservation Table 
with Accessories. Manufacturer: Willard Fine Art Conservation 
Equipment, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 65 FR 51797, 
August 25, 2000.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign

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instrument, for such purposes as it is intended to be used, is being 
manufactured in the United States. Reasons: The foreign instrument 
provides heating, precise control of relative humidity, 
dehumidification, vacuum, circulation and a transparent dome for 
``clean room'' conditions for preservation and restoration of paintings 
and fabrics. The Smithsonian Institution advised on September 19, 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. 00-25273 Filed 9-29-00; 8:45 am]
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