[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59174-59175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25466]


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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

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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, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 00-030. Applicant: Central Institute for the Deaf, 
4560 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model H-7500. Manufacturer: Hitachi, Japan. Intended Use: 
The instrument is intended to be used for studies of the biological 
ultrastructure of the nervous system during research regarding the 
development of the olivocochlear innervation based on procedures that 
represent a refinement in established techniques and methods developed 
specifically to address issues concerning this application. In 
addition, the instrument will be used for educational purposes for the 
training of graduate students, medical students, postdoctoral fellows 
and medical residents. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
September 13, 2000.
    Docket Number: 00-031. Applicant: University of Georgia, The 
Applied Genetics Technology Resource and Business Facility (AGTEC), 111 
Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602. Instrument: (Two) Plant Growth 
Chambers, Model GC8-2H. Manufacturer: Enconair Ecological Chambers, 
Canada. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for studies 
of plants that have been recovered from cell culture for the purpose of 
determining gene function by expressing the genes in genetically 
engineered plants. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
September 13, 2000.

Frank W. Creel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-25466 Filed 10-3-00; 8:45 am]
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