[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 41 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-861]


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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: 05-006. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh, S224 
Biomedical Science Tower, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1011. Manufacturer: JEOL, 
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
perform diverse structural studies of cells including tissues from the 
liver, intestine, lung, muscle as well as the immune system to support 
translational research which will lead to novel therapies for disease 
in NIH funded research. It will also be used for individual training of 
graduate students, fellows and clinical residents in independent NIH 
sponsored research programs. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 9, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-007. Applicant: Clemson University, 903 Jordan 
Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model H-7600. Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies 
Corp., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
study:
    (1) Cell structure of biological samples including grain structure 
and boundary interactions.
    (2) The effects of temperature variation and heat treating of 
materials in the formation of carbon nanotubes and protein migration in 
oysters.
    (3) Development of new materials and processes.
    (4) Ultra thin section evaluation via TEM microscopy.
    Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: February 10, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-008. Applicant: Rice University, 6100 Main 
Street, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM-
1230. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is 
intended to be used to investigate the microstructures and properties 
of nanomaterials as well as biological materials and other types of 
materials at high levels of resolution and contrast. Cryo-techniques 
will be used for sample preparations with biological materials. The 
microscope will also be used for the training of undergraduate and 
graduate students. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 11, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-009. Applicant: Rice University, 6100 Main 
Street, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM 
2100-F. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., japan. Intended Use: The instrument 
is intended to be used to investigate the microstructures and 
properties of nanomaterials as well as biological materials and other 
types of materials at high levels of resolution and contrast. Cryo-
techniques will be used for sample preparations with biological 
materials, for which the microscope will be primarily used. The 
microscope will also be used for the training of undergraduate and 
graduate students. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
February 15, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-010. Applicant: Tuskegee University, 209 Kresge 
Building, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model JEM-2010. Manufacturer: Jeol, Ltd., Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study shape, size, 
agglomeration, crystalline nature, and particle distribution in polymer 
matrices using metal, metal oxide and metal carbide nanoparticles 
embedded in the matrices. The microscope will also be used in the 
education and training of graduate students in materials science with 
an emphasis on nanostructures. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: February 15, 2005.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E5-861 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am]
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