[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Lawrence Technological University, et al.; Notice of Decision on 
Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    This is a decision 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). 
Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument 
described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 11-022. Applicant: Lawrence Technological 
University, 21000 W. 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075. Instrument: 
FEI Quanta 450 FEG Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, 
Brno, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 29725, May 23, 
2011. Reasons: The instrument will be used to study polymers for 
biomedical applications; metals and ceramics used in orthopaedic 
implants; cement used in construction; lubricated components in 
automotives; and electrode materials in lithium ion batteries.
    Docket Number: 11-027. Applicant: U.C. Davis, One Shields Avenue, 
Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Sacher Lasertechnik Laser System. 
Manufacturer: Sacher Lasertechnik, LLC, Marburg, Germany. Intended Use: 
See notice at 76 FR 29725, May 23, 2011. Reasons: The instrument will 
be used for scientific research related to the development of a new 
optical technique for analyzing biological cells, for applications in 
biological and biomedical sciences.

     Dated: June 20, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Office of Policy, Import 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-16069 Filed 6-24-11; 8:45 am]
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