[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7689]


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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 April 27, 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: 09-007. Applicant: University of Utah, Consortium for 
Astro-Particle Research, 215 South State Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake 
City, UT 84111. Instrument: Electron Light Source (ELS) accelerator. 
Manufacturer: University of Tokyo, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used as a component of a large ground Telescope Array, which 
will allow the scientists to calibrate the telescopes by generating a 
particle beam that accurately simulates a cosmic ray shower. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of the same general 
category as the foreign instrument begin manufactured in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10, 
2009.

    Dated: March 31, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. E9-7689 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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