[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 166 (Friday, August 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 51797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    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 
instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which 
the instruments shown below are intended to be used, are 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. 
Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 4211, 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 00-024. Applicant: University of Washington, 
Department of Pathology, Box 356100, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, 
WA 98195-6100. Instrument: Laser Microdissection System. Manufacturer: 
P.A.L.M. Mikrolaser Technologie, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument 
is intended to be used for the study of human diseased and normal 
control tissues from surgical resections, autopsies and biopsy 
specimens, along with tissues and cells from animal and cell culture 
disease models. Two examples of specific experiments are: (1) 
Dissection of single neoplastic pancreatic cells from resection 
material systematically obtained from a single family inheriting 
autosomal dominant pancreatic cancer and (2) microdissection of cells 
and tissues with great accuracy and purity to generate cell-type-
specific expression probes for genetic expression analysis using the 
recent advent of microarray DNA chip technology and proteomics. This 
instrument will be used by graduate and medical students for their 
various pathology research projects. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 2, 2000.
    Docket Number: 00-025. Applicant: The Art Institute of Chicago, 
Conservation Department, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603-
6110. Instrument: Low Pressure Conservation Table with Accessories. 
Manufacturer: Willard Fine Art Conservation Equipment, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to test materials 
and develop new techniques for the treatment of paintings during 
conservation. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 
2, 2000.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-21808 Filed 8-24-00; 8:45 am]
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