[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2276]


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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 February 27, 2008. 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: 07-072. Applicant: University of Washington, 1959 
Pacific St., Room J405, Seattle, WA 98105. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 F20 Twin. Manufacturer: FEI Company, 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in 
several different modes for single particle reconstruction and electron 
crystallography. The instrument will also be used as a teaching 
instrument to introduce graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and 
medical school faculty to the elements of protein structure 
determination by electron microscopy. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: January 18, 2008.
    Docket Number: 08-002. Applicant: University of Texas at Austin, 
204 E. Dean Keeton, Austin, TX 78721. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model Quanta 600 FEG. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study polymer 
matrix composites, biological systems, and novel carbon materials. The 
instrument will also be used in determining microscale structure, 
including under environmental conditions. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: January 18, 2008.

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
 [FR Doc. E8-2276 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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