[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.
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