[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 69659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30900]


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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 Suite 
4100W, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 03-051. Applicant: National Renewable Energy 
Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Tecnai G\2\ 20 TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
study the structure and physical chemistry of biomass samples. The goal 
of these investigations is to better understand the structural and 
chemical properties and relate them to the susceptibility of biomass to 
enzyme digestion, and to characterize a variety of nano-structured 
materials such as quantum dot protein conjugates and polymeric supports 
for syngas conversion. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
November 13, 2003.
    Docket Number: 03-052. Applicant: National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Instrument: 
Dual Beam Scanning Electron and Focused Ion Beam Microscope System, 
Model Nova 600 NanoLab. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study solid 
state materials and devices researched, used and produced by the 
microelectronics industry and emerging nanotechnology. The research 
objectives are to accurately measure small-size structures and to 
develop research and calibration methods. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: November 20, 2003.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. 03-30900 Filed 12-12-03; 8:45 am]
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