[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 104 (Thursday, May 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 37776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


The University of Akron; 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 (Public Law 
89-651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed 
between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC.
    Docket Number: 02-009. Applicant: The University of Akron, Akron, 
OH 44325. Instrument: Shielded Room (Low Field Cage). Manufacturer: 
Magnetic Measurements Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 
67 FR 18862, April 17, 2002.
    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) A cage 
design allowing visibility of students making measurements inside, (2) 
very low (about 1% of ambient field) magnetic field space over a large 
area (up to 2 cubic meters) allowing room for several instruments and 
(3) ability to actively compensate for a changing magnetic field in the 
building using a 3-axis fluxgate magnetometer with a sensitivity of 
3nT. A domestic manufacturer of similar equipment advised May 16, 2002 
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. 02-13565 Filed 5-29-02; 8:45 am]
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