[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22469]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Penn State University


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, 14\th\ and Constitution Ave, NW, 
Washington, D.C.
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: 07-040. Applicant: Penn State University, 311 Deike 
Building, University Park, PA 16802. Instrument: Distributed 
Temperature Sensor, model Sentinel DTS-SR(0-5KM). Manufacturer: 
Sensornet Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 72 FR 
59076, October 18, 2007. Reason: Good temperature resolution and the 
capability to collect data every minute to 0.1[deg] C. accuracy are 
essential for the study that involves the determination of stream-
aquifer interaction as related to precipitation events, and the 
detection of areas that build and release moisture along the hillslope.

    Dated: November 8, 2007.
Faye Robinson,
Director Statutory Import Programs Staff Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-22469 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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