[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 53548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Villanova 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 P.M. in Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC.
    Docket Number: 03-029. Applicant: Villanova University, Villanova, 
PA 19085. Instrument: Fast Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Model HFR 
500. Manufacturer: Cambustion Ltd, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See 
notice at 68 FR 42007, July 16, 2003.
    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 10-90% 
response time of 1.0 ms, (2) linearity within +/- 1% to 50000 ppm C3, 
(3) simultaneous dual channel capability and (4) reliable operation at 
temperatures to 800 [deg]C. The Southwest Research Institute advised 
August 26, 2003 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. 03-23194 Filed 9-10-03; 8:45 am]
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