[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 83 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10064]


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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 May 21, 2009. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, 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 3720.
    Docket Number: 09-017. Applicant: University of Iowa, 85 EMRB/CMRF, 
Iowa City, IA 52242. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 
JEOL, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for a number of 
research activities in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, internal 
medicine and environmental engineering. These research activities 
require a telescope with energy dispersive spectroscopy and electron 
energy loss spectroscopy. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No U.S.-
made instruments of same general category. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: April 16, 2009.

    Dated: April 27, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
 [FR Doc. E9-10064 Filed 4-30-09; 8:45 am]
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