[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application 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 filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import Programs Staff, 
U.S. Department of Commerce 14th and Constitution Ave., NW, Room 2104 
Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications may be examined between 8:30 A.M. 
and 5:00 P.M. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Docket Number: 08-040. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining and 
Technology; Magdalena Ridge Observatory, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New 
Mexico 87801. Instrument: Unit Telescope. Manufacturer: Advanced 
Mechanical and Optical Systems SA (AMOS), Belgium. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to study star formation and the 
earliest stages of planet formation, fundamental astrophysical 
phenomena like mass accretion, mass transfer and convection in single 
and binary star systems, and the surroundings of the centers of nearby 
galaxies. These phenomena will be studied at optical and near infrared 
wavelengths from about 0.5 to 2.5 microns. The instrument must be able 
to be relocated and the functions of the instrument must be controlled 
and monitored over a network connection. Another unique feature of this 
instrument is that it must have an aperture greater than one-meter. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 25, 2008.
Docket Number: 08-042. Applicant: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 
701 South 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35294. Instrument: FIE Vitrobot. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used to prepare a range of biological 
samples for imaging by cryo-electron microscopy. Samples to be studied 
include viruses and virus-related particles, protein complexes, 
protein-nucleic acid, lipid-containing samples, filamentous structures, 
subcellular organelles, and entire prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. A 
unique feature of this instrument is that it must have a controlled 
environmental chamber and have the capability of fully automated 
operation. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 12, 
2008.

    Dated: September 4, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-21000 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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