[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20545]


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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 September 29, 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: 08-043. Applicant: Harvard University, 7 Divinity 
Ave., SF 267C, Cambridge, MA 02138. Instrument: Electron Microscope, 
Model Tecnai G2 F20 TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study 
macromolecular complexes involved in a variety of cellular functions. 
The high-resolution information obtained with the instrument will be 
used to elucidate the chemical structure of these biological molecules 
and connect the structures to their function. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: August 15, 2008.
    Docket Number: 08-044. Applicant: Pennsylvania University, College 
of Medicine; 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope, Model JEM-1400. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: This instrument will be used to study a wide range of 
biological materials, including biological samples of tissues from a 
variety of vertebrate species and from various organs. Specifically, 
the instrument will be used to identify detailed tissue structures in 
order to understand both normal physiology and pathophysiology. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 15, 2008.
    Docket Number: 08-045. Applicant: University of Texas at Austin, 1 
University Station, A4800, Austin, TX 78712. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope, Tecnai G2 Spirit BioTWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to 
examine biological specimens using transmission electron microscopy. 
The instrument will be used for a wide variety of samples applications. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 21, 2008.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E8-20545 Filed 9-8-08; 8:45 am]
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