68 FR 246 pg. 75214 - San Diego State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope

Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 246Page: 75214
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-32069 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

San Diego State University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope

This is a decision 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: 03-050. Applicant: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4614. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai G 2 12 TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 68 FR 65879, November 24, 2003.

Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as the instrument is intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instrument was ordered. Reasons: The foreign instrument is a conventional transmission electron microscope (CTEM) and is intended for research or scientific educational uses requiring a CTEM. We know of no CTEM, or any other instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of receipt of application by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Gerald A. Zerdy,

Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 03-32069 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]

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