[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29974-29975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12962]


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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 June 17, 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: 10-010. Applicant: University of Maine System, 16 
Central St., Bangor, ME 04401. Instrument: Live Color 
Cathodoluminescence detector accessory for Scanning Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: Gatan, UK. Intended Use: The instrument will 
be used to study the morphology and microstructure of primarily 
geological but also some archaeological and biological materials. 
Techniques include imaging using three components of light (red, green, 
blue) split from a panchromatic signal induced in the sample by an 
incident electron beam inside an SEM. This instrument offers live color 
detectors, i.e., panchromatic cathodoluminescence detectors in which 
the intensity of the light across the entire visible spectrum is 
measured. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufacturers of this instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: April 27, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-011. Applicant: Washington University in St. 
Louis, Purchasing Dept., 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1069, St. Louis, 
MO 63130. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: Japanese 
Electron-Optics, Limited (JEOL), Japan. Intended Use: This instrument 
will be used to study a complete range of medically relevant cells, 
tissues, and molecules and understand the molecular and cellular basis 
of a wide range of human diseases. The instrument allows for techniques 
including advanced forms of biological specimen preparation, as well as 
more classical procedures for fixation,

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dehydration, plastic embedding and thin-sectioning of biological 
materials. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same 
general category are manufactured in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 30, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-012. Applicant: California Institute of 
Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., M/C 127-72, Pasadena, CA 91125. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to improve 
researchers' understanding of the structural dynamics of materials like 
graphite, as well as ultrafast structural changes over time in 
microscopy. Techniques used with the instrument include imaging, both 
in real space and using diffraction. Imaging is done using light as 
opposed to thermal heating or field ionization. Justification for Duty-
Free Entry: There are no domestic manufacturers of this type of 
electron microscope. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
May 5, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-013. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to examine portions of vertebrate and 
invertebrate organisms embedded in plastic resins and cut into thin 
sections mounted on support grids for examination. The objective is to 
examine, at high resolution, the ultrastructural organization of 
complex biological structures to help elucidate function. The 
instrument can be used for 2D and 3D imaging of stained or even 
unstained, low-contrast samples. The instrument also allows for 
observation and analyses of samples at both room and liquid-nitrogen 
temperature. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufacturers of this type of electron microscope. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: May 12, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-014. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to examine portions of vertebrate and 
invertebrate organisms embedded in plastic resins and cut into thin 
sections mounted on support grids for examination. The objective is to 
examine, at high resolution, the ultrastructural organization of 
complex biological structures to help elucidate function. The 
instrument can be used for 2D and 3D imaging of stained or even 
unstained, low-contrast samples. The instrument also allows for 
observation and analyses of samples at both room and liquid-nitrogen 
temperature. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufacturers of this type of electron microscope. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: May 14, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-016. Applicant: United States Geological Survey, 
6th Ave. & Kipling St., P.O. Box 25046, MS973, Denver Federal Center, 
Building 20, Denver, CO 80225. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for the microanalysis of rocks, minerals and other 
particulate matter. Analyses of the morphology, surface textures, grain 
boundaries, and other properties of the materials investigated include 
the use of chemical composition and crystallographic orientation and 
strain. The low vacuum and low voltage features of the instrument 
allows for the viewing of hydrated and un-coated samples with minimal 
sample degradation or alteration. The advantage of this instrument is 
that it can operate at high vacuum and high acceleration voltages as 
well as atmospheric pressures and/or low accelerating voltages while 
still maintaining high resolution and high beam currents. Justification 
for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic manufacturers of this type 
of electron microscope. Application accepted by Commissioner of 
Customs: May 18, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-017. Applicant: University of Massachusetts 
Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Rm. S7-210, 55 Lake Avenue 
North, Worcester, MA 01655. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will enable the study of tissue cell structures at high resolution, the 
recording of images on the Eagle CCD camera, and the observation of 
cryo-fixed specimens at low temperatures. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: There are no domestic manufacturers of this type of electron 
microscope. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 12, 
2010.
    Docket Number: 10-018. Applicant: Texas Tech University, Department 
of Mechanical Engineering, 7th Street and Boston Ave., Lubbock, TX 
79409-1021. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: Japanese 
Electron-Optics, Limited (JEOL), Japan. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used to probe the crystalline structure of materials at a 
magnification beyond that required to image dislocation behavior of 
fully crystalline nanostructured metals. The instrument will provide 
detailed surface structures and faceting information. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of same general category are 
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: May 17, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-020. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to examine portions of vertebrate and 
invertebrate organisms embedded in plastic resins and cut into thin 
sections mounted on support grids for examination. The objective is to 
examine, at high resolution, the ultrastructural organization of 
complex biological structures to help elucidate function. The 
instrument can be used for 2D and 3D imaging of stained or even 
unstained, low-contrast samples. The instrument also allows for 
observation and analyses of samples at both room and liquid-nitrogen 
temperature. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufacturers of this type of electron microscope. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: May 12, 2010.

    Dated: May 24, 2010.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-12962 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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