[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70410-70411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29334]


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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

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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 December 5, 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: 11-065. Applicant: University of Florida, Department 
of Biochemistry, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610-0245. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Co., Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study various 
macromolecular complexes including ~200 nm thick sections of specimen 
blocks prepared from diverse cell types such as mammalian tissues, 
invertebrate cells, plant cells, bacterial cells, and fungal cells. To 
determine the 3D structures of isolated macromolecules at sub-nanometer 
resolution, dual axis electron tomography, immune-electron tomography, 
and single-particle reconstruction techniques will be used. 
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: October 12, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-066. Applicant: University of Florida, Department 
of Biochemistry, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610-0245. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Co., Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study various 
macromolecular complexes including ~200 nm thick sections of specimen 
blocks prepared from diverse cell types such as mammalian tissues, 
invertebrate cells, plant cells, bacterial cells, and fungal cells. To 
determine the 3D structures of isolated macromolecules at sub-nanometer 
resolution, dual axis electron tomography, immune-electron tomography, 
and single-particle reconstruction techniques will be used. 
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: October 25, 2011.

    Dated: November 7, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-29334 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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