[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37979-37980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18236]


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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 August 19, 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: 09-019. Applicant: University of Oklahoma, Mewbourne 
School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering, 100 E Boyd St., Suite 
T-301, Norman, OK 73019. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 
FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used 
to study the three dimensional nano-pore structure of geologic 
material. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same 
general category are manufactured in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 1, 2009.
Docket Number: 09-027. Applicant: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 
1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, GO 80401. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used to characterize the crystallography and structural 
morphology of materials used in the development of photovoltaic (solar 
cell) semiconductor devices. It will also be used in the analysis of a 
variety of nano-structured materials. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: No instruments of same general category are manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 18, 
2009.
Docket Number: 09-042. Applicant: Temple University Hospital, 3401 N. 
Broad St., 2nd Floor, Zone A, Philadelphia, PA 19140. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to perform ultrastructural analysis of the 
components in the diagnosis of renal diseases. Specifically it will be 
used to identify certain genetic diseases that alter cellular 
structural proteins. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments 
of same general category are manufactured in the United States. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 2, 2009.
Docket Number: 09-043. Applicant: University of Central Florida, 4000 
Central Florida Blvd. MAP 310, Orlando, FL 32816. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: Tescan, s.r.o., Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to study the properties of sp2-bonded 
nanostructures with unusual mechanical, electrical and thermal 
properties, such as those composed of boron, carbon and nitrogen. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same general 
category are manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: July 16, 2009.
Docket Number: 09-044. Applicant: Missouri State University, 901 S. 
National Ave., Springfield Missouri 65897. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to study the correlations between 
morphology, structures and compositions of various materials as well as 
their electrical, optical, magnetic and biological properties. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same general 
category are manufactured in the United States. Application

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accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 16, 2009.

    Dated: July 24, 2009.
Gregory Campbell,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. E9-18236 Filed 7-29-09; 8:45 am]
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