Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15469]
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[FR Doc No: 96-8523]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, et al.; Notice of 
Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron 
Microscopes

    This is a decision consolidated 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: 95-116. Applicant: Tulane University Hospital and 
Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70112. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model 
H7100. Manufacturer: Hitachi Scientific Instruments, Japan. Intended 
Use: See notice at 61 FR 4767, February 8, 1996. Order Date: December 
17, 1993.
    Docket Number: 95-118. Applicant: The Colorado College, Colorado 
Springs, CO 80903. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model CM 100. 
Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 61 
FR 4768, February 8, 1996. Order Date: May 4, 1995.
    Docket Number: 95-119. Applicant: California State University, Los 
Angeles, CA 90032. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1200EX 
II. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 61 FR 
4768, February 8, 1996. Order Date: February 28, 1994.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being 
manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were 
ordered. Reasons: Each 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 either at the time of order of each 
instrument or at the time of receipt of application by the U.S. Customs 
Service.


Frank W. Creel
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff
[FR Doc. 96-8523 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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