[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1339]


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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 February 16, 2010. 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: 09-069. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh, 4200 
Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: This instrument will be 
used to conduct research, focusing on analyzing ultrastructurally the 
plasticity of the brain and auditory pathway, in particular, different 
models of hearing loss. This instrument provides the required 
resolution for such analysis. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No 
instruments of same general category are manufactured in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 28, 
2009.
    Docket Number: 09-070. Applicant: Haverford College, 370 Lancaster 
Ave., Haverford, PA 19041. Instrument: JEM-1400 Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used for the ultrastructural study of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell 
structure, the assembly of peptides and proteins into filaments and 
other geometries, the analysis of porphyrin and other chemical 
polymers, and other applications in cell biology, materials science and 
nanotechnology. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no 
domestic manufacturers of this type of electron microscope. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: December 30, 2009.

    Dated: January 19, 2010.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-1339 Filed 1-22-10; 8:45 am]
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