[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 53538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18471]


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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, as amended by Pub. 
L. 106-36; 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 postmarked on or before October 9, 2007. Address written 
comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 2104, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be examined between 
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Room 2104.
Docket Number: 07-059. Applicant: Northwestern University, 633 Clark 
St., Evanston, IL 60208. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 
FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended 
to be used by students at all levels of instruction, from academic 
courses to PhD candidates and will provide an analytical 
characterization instrumentation resource for hands-on microscope 
training and academic instruction. It will be used in courses such as 
microelectronic technology, mechanical engineering nanotechnology and 
for material science and engineering courses. The instrument will allow 
simultaneous FIB milling and SEM imaging. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 29, 2007.
Docket Number: 07-061. Applicant: University of Pennsylvania, 415 South 
University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model JEM-1011. Manufacturer: Jeol, Ltd., Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used to investigate a broad range 
of biological samples, such as animal and plant tissues, eukaryotic and 
prokaryotic cells, subcellular organelles, macromolecular complexes and 
individual biomolecules. Electron microscopy is needed to obtain 
structural information of biological samples at a high resolution 
level. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 29, 
2007.

Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs StaffImport Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18471 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
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