[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 52 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 14245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6550]



[[Page 14245]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

    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), we invite comments on the question of whether an 
instrument of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which 
the instrument shown below is intended to be used, is being 
manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import 
Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. 
Application may be examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 
4211, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
NW, Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 00-005.
    Applicant: Ohio State University, OARDC, 1680 Madison Avenue, 
Wooster, OH 44691.
    Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-7500-1.
    Manufacturer: Hitachi Ltd., Japan.
    Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the study 
of agriculturally important pathogens in animals and various crops. The 
objectives of these experiments are to understand the molecular 
mechanisms underlying pathogenicity in agriculturally important animals 
and plants and improve yields. In addition, the instrument will be used 
for training students in electron microscopy techniques such as sample 
preparations and viewing as part of their graduate program. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 28, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-6550 Filed 3-15-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P