[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5894]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Princeton 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 Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, 
D.C.
    Docket Number: 05-035. Applicant: Princeton University, Princeton, 
New Jersey. Instrument: Geiger Mode Ionizing Counters (1350). 
Manufacturer: pol.hi.tech, S.R.I, Italy. Intended Use: See notice at 70 
FR 48372, August 17, 2005.
    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: These are compatible accessories for an 
existing instrument. Also referred to as limited streamer tubes, they 
are to be interfaced to the Stanford Linear Accelerator to study all 
the systematics of B meson decay processes by international research 
projects. Extreme reliability is an essential feature, since once 
assembled, they cannot be removed for replacement. The only domestic 
assembly facility for producing large numbers of these devices (at the 
University of Houston) has been decommissioned. The accessories are 
pertinent to the intended uses and we know of no domestic accessories 
which can be readily adapted for this purpose. We know of no other 
instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value which is being 
manufactured in the United States.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program ManagerStatutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E5-5894 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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