[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8710]


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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. 
Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Suite 
4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 02-008. Applicant: Department of Health and Human 
Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Infectious 
Disease Pathology Activity, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop G-32, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai 12 
TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to study material of a biological 
nature in order to investigate pathogens, viruses, bacteria, fungi and 
parasites within a variety of specimens including human and animal 
tissue specimens, cellular extracts, tissue-culture cells, viral 
constructs, cell culture supernatant fluid preparations and other 
biological specimens. The objectives in the course of scientific 
investigations are to determine the cause of illness, achieve a 
diagnosis, and develop rapid diagnostic capacity and study the 
pathogens of the disease for the detection of specific bioterrorism 
microorganisms. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 
13, 2002.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 02-8710 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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