[Federal Register: November 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 224)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 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 1996 (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, NW, Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 99-022. Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. Instrument: Fish Tank System, 
replacement parts for existing tank system, and fish breeding 
accessories. Manufacturer: Klaus-Jurgen Schwartz, Germany. Intended 
Use: See notice at 64 FR 53999, October 5, 1999.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as it is indented to be used, is being manufactured in the 
United States. Reason: The foreign instrument provides: (1) An optimal 
design based on small tank size, simple operation and uniformity for 
genetic analysis of early development using large numbers of zebra fish 
and (2) compatibility with an existing tank system. These capabilities 
are pertinent to the applicant's intended purpose and we know of no 
other instrument or apparatus of equivalent scientific value to the 
foreign

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instrument which is being manufactured in the United States.
Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-30381 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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