[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9478]


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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 13, 2010. 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: 10-005. Applicant: Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State 
University, Summit Street, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: This instrument will be used to study the structure and 
composition of soft materials (liquid crystals, polymers, 
biomaterials). Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufactures of this instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: March 24, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-006. Applicant: Purdue University, 915 W. State 
Street, Lilly Hall, B126, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Corporation, the Netherlands. 
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study viruses 
and other macromolecular assemblies. Using cryo-electron microscopy, 
numerous virus/macromolecular assemblies will be investigated to better 
understand virus entry into cells as well as the propagation pathway. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic manufactures 
of this instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
March 24, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-007. Applicant: Washington University in St. Louis, 
Purchasing Department, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1069, St. Louis, 
MO 63130. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., 
Japan. Intended Use: This instrument will be use to analyze and 
characterize medically relevant cells, tissues, and molecules. The 
objective is to understand the molecular and cellular basis of a wide 
range of human diseases. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are 
no domestic manufactures of this instrument. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: March 24, 2010.

    Dated: April 19, 2010.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-9478 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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