[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58539-58540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23583]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, et al.; Notice of 
Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific 
Instruments

    This is a decision pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-
651, as amended by Pub. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related 
records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. 
Department of Commerce,

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14th and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 08-040. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining 
and Technology; Socorro, New Mexico 87801. Instrument: Unit Telescope. 
Manufacturer: Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems SA (AMOS), 
Belgium. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 52644, September 10, 2008. 
Reasons: The instrument has the following features which are essential 
to the research. The instrument is able to be relocated, the functions 
of the instrument are able to be controlled and monitored over a 
network connection, and the instrument has an aperture greater than 
one-meter.
    Docket Number: 08-042. Applicant: University of Alabama at 
Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. Instrument: FIE Vitrobot. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 
73 FR 52644, September 10, 2008. Reasons: The instrument has a 
controlled environmental chamber and the capability of fully automated 
operation. These features are required for the research.

    Dated: September 30, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-23583 Filed 10-6-08; 8:45 am]
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