[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29124]


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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, 
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: 08-055. Applicant: House Ear Institute, 2100 W. Third 
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model 
Technai G2 20 TEM. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be installed in a multi-user shared imaging 
facility and is intended to be used in hearing research on the cochlea, 
the mammalian organ of hearing. Specifically, it will be used for 
examining the cochlear tissues, cells and cell fragments to determine 
how the normal cochlea functions and how hearing defects affect 
ultrastructural morphology and protein distribution. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: November 3, 2008.

    Dated: December 3, 2008.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-29124 Filed 12-8-08; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510-DS-S