[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application(s) 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 March 17, 2009. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, 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 3720.
    Docket Number: 09-001. Applicant: Childrens Hospital, 4650 Sunset 
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Instrument: Transmission Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for the study of ultrastructural changes in 
human and animal tissue and tissue culture samples in various disease 
processes and experimental conditions. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: Instrument is not manufactured by any company in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 30, 
2009.
    Docket Number: 09-002. Applicant: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Acquisition Management Unit, TMS, R8, 1595 Winkoop Street, 
Denver, CO 80202. Instrument: Transmission Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of asbestos in air, 
dust, soil, water and biological sample matrices. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: No instruments available domestically with the 
capabilities required for the intended use. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: February 5, 2009.
    Docket Number: 09-003. Applicant: U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration, Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, 8301 
MuirKirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708. Instrument: Transmission Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for evaluation of biological specimens for the 
expression of microbial structures important in the causation of 
disease. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No domestic suppliers of 
transmission electron microscopes. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: February 5, 2009.

    Dated: February 20, 2009.
Chris Cassel,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
 [FR Doc. E9-4029 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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