[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 38881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3549]


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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: 05-023. Applicant: Dartmouth College, Procurement 
and Auxiliary Services, Caller 10,001, Hanover, NH 03755. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai G[bds2] 20 U-TWIN with 
XL30 ESEM FEG. Manufacturer: FEI Co, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to study:
1. Nanophase and nanocrystalline magnetic intermagnetic alloys
2. Monolayer-protected metal nanoparticle clusters
3. Protein crystals with infused inorganic nanoparticles. The 
instrument will also be use in graduate and undergraduate studies. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 9, 2005.
    Docket Number: 05-027. Applicant: Beckman Research Institute of the 
City of Hope National Medical Center, 1450 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 
91010. Instrument: Scanning Electron Microscope, Model Quanta 200 ESEM. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used in various research projects of the 
Institute including:
1. Studies of cell-cell interactions, such as occurs in cell-mediated 
immunity, or the arrangement of cells in tissues
2. Studies of cell surface structures, such as those that may be 
important in pathogens gaining a foothold in immune compromised and 
healthy patients
3. The examination of nanodevices used in mass spectrometers and other 
instrumentation for the study of small quantities of proteins and 
nucleic acid. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 21, 
2005.
    Docket Number: 05-028. Applicant: University of Wisconsin, Madison, 
Department of Biochemistry, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1544. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Technai 12 TWIN. Manufacturer: 
FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended 
to be used for research by investigators at the University. Studies 
involve electron microscopy of animal cells, isolated proteins, DNA 
molecules, viruses, etc. All of the materials are biological in origin 
and the objective is to explore either the structure and/or the 
mechanism of action of these biological materials. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: June 23, 2005.

Gerald A. Zerdy,
Program Manager Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E5-3549 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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