[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24277]


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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 andCultural 
Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, asamended 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 January 7, 2008. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 2104, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 2104.
    Docket Number: 07-068. Applicant: University of Utah, 201 S. 
President's Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Nova NanoSEM 430. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the 
imaging of nanoparticles as well as chemical characterization of a wide 
variety of materials. The instrument will also be used to measure the 
size and chemical composition of nanoparticles and nanostructures and 
to create nanostructures using electron beam lithography. The 
objectives of the experiments will be to characterize the size and 
shapes of nanoparticles, nantubes and nanowires and determine the 
chemical composition of clays and other mineralogical samples. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 13, 2007.
    Docket Number: 07-069. Applicant: The Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 
19th Ave., Denver, CO 80218. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model H-
7650. Manufacturer: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used in the anatomical pathology 
laboratory to evaluate various human tissues, aiding in diagnostic 
interpretations. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
November 6, 2007.

    Dated: December 7, 2007.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E7-24277 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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