[Federal Register: September 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 176)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Villanova 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 P.M. in Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington,
DC.
    Docket Number: 03-029. Applicant: Villanova University, Villanova,
PA 19085. Instrument: Fast Flame Ionization Detector (FID), Model HFR
500. Manufacturer: Cambustion Ltd, United Kingdom. Intended Use: See
notice at 68 FR 42007, July 16, 2003.
    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) A 10-90%
response time of 1.0 ms, (2) linearity within +/- 1% to 50000 ppm C3,
(3) simultaneous dual channel capability and (4) reliable operation at
temperatures to 800 [deg]C. The Southwest Research Institute advised
August 26, 2003 that (1) these capabilities are pertinent to the
applicant's intended purpose and (2) it knows of no domestic instrument
or apparatus of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument
for the applicant's intended use.
    We know of no other instrument or apparatus of equivalent
scientific value to the foreign instrument which is being manufactured
in the United States.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-23194 Filed 9-10-03; 8:45 am]