[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13393]


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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 (Insert date 20 days after 
publication in the Federal Register). 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: 08-026. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Model Tecnai Spirit T12BT. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
examine all or portions of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. The 
instrument will be a means of examination of samples for a wide range 
of studies. The overall objective is to examine these structures at 
high resolution. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 
16, 2008.

    Dated: June 5, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E8-13393 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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