[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 41360] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-20385] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration The University of Houston, 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: 97-042. Applicant: The University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-2010F. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 32766, June 17, 1997. Order Date: March 3, 1997. Docket Number: 97-045. Applicant: Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798-7088. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1010. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 32766, June 17, 1997. Order Date: March 24, 1997. Docket Number: 97-048. Applicant: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model CM100. Manufacturer: Philips, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 34691, June 27, 1997. Order Date: March 27, 1997. 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 at the time of order of each instrument. Frank W. Creel, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. 97-20385 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P