[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21310-21311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8569]


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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 May 12, 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: 08-010. Applicant: University of Dayton Research 
Institute, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0106. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope,

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Model FEI Quanta 600 FEG. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for 
characterization of organic matrix composites. The objective of this 
research is to develop advanced aerospace composite materials designed 
for sustained service temperatures between 450F and 600F. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 25, 2008.
Docket Number: 08-011. Applicant: University of Minnesota Institute of 
Technology Characterization Facility, 12 Shepherd Labs, 100 Union 
Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model Tecnai G2 F30 Twin. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Netherlands. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used for tomographic 3D 
imaging of cells, cell organelles and molecular complexes, as well as 
high-resolution imaging at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 27, 2008.
Docket Number: 08-012. Applicant: Alfred E. Mann Foundation for 
Scientific Research, 25134 Rye Canyon Loop, Suite 200, Santa Clarita, 
CA 91355. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model FEI Inspect S. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
is intended to be used to examine grain size and phase transformation 
boundaries of ceramics, metallurgical reactions in braze and weld 
joints and critical dimension measurements and materials research in 
microelectronic components. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: March 31, 2008.
Docket Number: 08-013. Applicant: National Institutes of Health, 18 
Library Drive, MSC 5430, Bethesda, MD 20892. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 20 Twin. Manufacturer: FEI Company, 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
study various areas of molecular cell biology, including the mechanisms 
of intracellular protein trafficking, the biogenesis and dynamics of 
intracellular organelles, the developmental control of the cell cycle, 
iron metabolism in humans and the genetic response to environmental 
stress. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 7, 2008.

    Dated: April 16, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E8-8569 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-S