[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 91 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 25016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2354]



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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, D.C. 20230. 
Applications may be examined 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, D.C.
    Docket Number: 05-016. Applicant: University of California, 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue., L-516 
Livermore, CA 94550. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai 
G[bds2] F20 S-TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to perform imaging 
and measuring the compositions and crystal structures of 
extraterrestrial samples returned to Earth by NASA Apollo missions as 
well as to study cometary nanomaterials to be returned to Earth by the 
STARDUST missionin 2006. Techniques include imaging, diffraction, x-ray 
spectroscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. It will also be 
used for graduate student training. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: April 8, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-019. Applicant: The University of Texas at 
Austin, Texas Materials Institute, 1 University Station, C2201, Austin, 
TX 78712. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G[bds2] F20 X-
TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to study a broad spectrum of 
materials including polymers, metals, ceramics and biological tissues 
and specimens by determining and imaging the morphology of multiphase 
materials and nanoparticles, particle size and distribution, crystal 
structure, and the metrology of semiconductor systems. It will also be 
employed in the teaching of a variety of courses. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: April 22, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-022. Applicant: The Mayo Clinic, 200 First 
Street, S.W., Rochester, MN 55905. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model Technai G[bds2] 12 TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used by all Mayo Clinic 
researchers and investigators. Most specimens will be of biological 
origin. Some of the human tissue studied may involve pathological 
consequences. The microscope will also be used for training in basic 
TEM operation for graduate students, medical students and residents. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 26, 2005.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E5-2354 Filed 5-11-05; 8:45 am]
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