[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24965]


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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 November 16, 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: 09-055. Applicant: Hunter College/CUNY, 695 Park 
Ave., New York, NY 10065. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to study the three-dimensional structure, crystalline structure, 
internal cellular structure, elemental analysis, and atomic 
distribution of nanomaterials. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No 
instruments of same general category are manufactured in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 18, 
2009.
    Docket Number: 09-056. Applicant: University of California at 
Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for imaging nano range lines and spaces for 
electrical and biological applications. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: No instruments of same general category are manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
September 18, 2009.
    Docket Number: 09-057. Applicant: Northwestern University, 633 
Clark St., Evanston, IL 60208. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for cryoelectron microscopy of thicker/bulk-frozen samples, to 
capture tilt-series for tomographic reconstruction and to obtain any 
chemical/analytical information from biological specimens. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same general 
category are manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: September 28, 2009.

    Dated: October 9, 2009.
Richard Herring,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. E9-24965 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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