[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32891-32892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[University of Chicago, et al.]


Notice of 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 5:00 P.M. in Room 
3705, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ and Constitution Ave, NW, 
Washington, D.C.
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments 
of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described 
below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that was being 
manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 09-021. Applicant: University of Chicago, Argonne, 
Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Isolation Transformer. Manufacturer: Guth 
GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 74 FR 27017, June 5, 2009. 
Reasons: A unique feature of this instrument is that it is capable of 
providing 110kVA AC power to an injector platform, and will operate at 
a positive voltage of up to 250kVDC at continuous operation. No 
domestic sources make devices with similar capabilities.
    Docket Number: 09-028. Applicant: University of Texas at Austin, 
Austin, TX 78722. Instrument: Synchroslice. Manufacturer: Lohmann 
Research Products, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 74 FR 27017, 
June 5, 2009. Reasons: This instrument is capable of performing serial 
section transmission electron microscopy, which is required in order to 
analyze the detailed structural changes involved. No domestic sources 
make devices with similar capabilities.
    Docket Number: 09-035. Applicant: University of Minnesota Medical 
School, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Muscle Research System. 
Manufacturer: Scientific Instruments, Germany. Intended Use: See notice 
at 74 FR 27017, June 5, 2009. Reasons: A unique feature of this 
instrument is that it requires a gradient maker and pump control in 
order to simultaneously measure the istometric force of skinned muscle 
fibers as a function of calcium concentration. Further, a laser system 
is needed to excite fluophores in order to simultaneously measure the 
force and measure the myosin ATPase. No

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domestic sources make devices with the capability of making 
simultaneous measurements.

    Dated: July 1, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director Subsidies Enforcement Office Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-16288 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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