[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 2133] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-927] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE University of Southern California; 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: 95-061R. Applicant: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Instrument: 3-Dimensional Motion Analyser, Model Vicon System 370. Manufacturer: Oxford Metrics, Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 60 FR 40823, August 10, 1995. 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) exact synchronization of position and force data used in inverse dynamic analysis and (2) a unique software suite permitting instant visualization of both normal and pathological states of motion. 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. 97-927 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P