[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37319-37320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16068]


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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 July 18, 2011. 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: 11-031. Applicant: Tulane University, 6823 St. 
Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. Instrument: Vitrobot sample 
preparation robot. Manufacturer: FEI Inc., The Netherlands. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to prepare colloidal suspensions and 
biological

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materials for high-resolution imaging with a field emission 
transmission electron microscope. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: 
There are no instruments of the same general category being 
manufactured in the United States that can substitute for the Vitrobot 
for the intended use. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
June 10, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-033. Applicant: Temple University, 1900 N. 13th 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Instrument: Super low temperature 
Scanning Tunneling Microscope. Manufacturer: UNISOKU Co., Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used in Ph.D. research, to study 
the electronic properties in solid state superconductors, 
semiconductors and magnetic materials. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: Instruments of the same general category being manufactured in 
the United States do not offer the level of low operating temperatures 
and magnetic field applications required for the intended use. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: June 9, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-034. Applicant: University of Chicago, Argonne 
National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439. 
Instrument: Solar spectrum simulation array system. Manufacturer: Atlas 
Material Testing Technology, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will 
simulate solar radiation for an existing vehicle and component testing 
cell, to evaluate vehicle-level control solutions for mitigating 
temperature-related impacts on energy consumption. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: June 9, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-035. Applicant: University of California, Los 
Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Box 77, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Instrument: 
Slicescope microscope. Manufacturer: Scientifica Ltd., U.K. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to examine the electrochemical 
properties of neurons, as part of research into the neurochemical 
effects of addictive drugs. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There 
are no instruments of the same general category being manufactured in 
the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
June 10, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-036. Applicant: Smith College, 44 College Lane, 
Northampton, MA 01063. Instrument: Quanta 450 Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for biological, chemical, geological, and paleontological 
research, to identify and study a variety of minerals, glass, biofilms, 
nanotubes, nanofibers and other natural materials. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: June 10, 2011.

     Dated: June 20, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Office of Policy, Import 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-16068 Filed 6-24-11; 8:45 am]
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