[Federal Register: November 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 
University of California at Los Angeles; 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 Room 4211, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    Docket Number: 98-004R. Applicant: University of California at Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1547. Instrument: YAG Pumped Dye Laser. 
Manufacturer: Spectron Laser Systems, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See 
notice at 63 FR 8164, February 18, 1998.
    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) an 
internal modular three bar resonator design, (2) operation in 
``tophat'' mode to minimize beam divergence and (3) an internal cavity 
telescope that compensates for the thermal loading on the laser rod. 
These capabilities are pertinent to the applicant's intended purposes 
and we know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured 
in the United States.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 98-31552 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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