[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4667]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


The Scripps Research Institute; Notice of Decision on Application 
for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope

    This is a decision 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 Suite 4100W, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC.
    Docket Number: 01-022. Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute, 
La Jolla, CA 92037. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai F20T. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 
67 FR 2196, January 16, 2002. Order Date: March 30, 2001.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of 
equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such 
purposes as the instrument is intended to be used, was being 
manufactured in the United States at the time the instrument was 
ordered. Reasons: The 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 the instrument.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 02-4667 Filed 2-26-02; 8:45 am]
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