[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19825]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Illinois Institute of Technology; Notice of Decision on 
Application; for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    This is a decision pursuant to section 6(c) of the Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
651, as amended by Pub. L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). 
Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 
2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 07-056. Applicant: Illinois Institute of Technology, 
Chicago, IL. Instrument: Micro Test Pendulum with Hot-Stage Extension & 
Spherical Indenters. Manufacturer: Micro Materials Ltd., United 
Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 52084, September 12, 2007. 
Reason: The instrument must be capable of testing materials at 
temperatures in excess of 700 [deg]C or at a load capacity of 10kN. 
Both of these features are critical in the assessment of mechanical 
properties of high strength materials at elevated temperatures.

    Dated: October 3, 2007.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-19825 Filed 10-5-07; 8:45 am]
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