[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24122]


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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 October 11, 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: 11-060. Applicant: Brookhaven National Laboratory, 
480 Cornell Avenue, Upton, New York 11973. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to study crystalline and electronic structures 
of energy-related matter including superconductors and thermoelectric 
materials, using electron diffraction, high resolution imaging, and 
other techniques. The objectives include determining the links of 
structures to the physical properties of materials, to help improve the 
properties of such materials. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There 
are no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: August 
24, 2011.

    Dated: September 14, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-24122 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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