[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 69264] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-33332] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration University of California, Davis; 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: 98-047. Applicant: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Plasma Generating Machine, Model SPS-1050. Manufacturer: Sumitomo Coal Mining Co., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 63 FR 54676, October 13, 1998. 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 quick formation of dense, hard materials from powders using spark plasma sintering. The National Institute of Standards and Technology advised December 1, 1998 that (1) this capability is 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. Frank W. Creel, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff. [FR Doc. 98-33332 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P