[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74045-74046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30858]


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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 December 20, 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: 11-067. Applicant: Oregon State University, 640 Kerr 
Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Co., the Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to introduce students to the topics, methods, 
applications and data interpretation associated with the use of 
electron microscopy. It will also be used to study tissue samples, 
newly synthesized materials samples, metals and alloys, as well as to 
characterize thin films of photosensitive materials that may have use 
in next-generation photovoltaic devices. 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 31, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-068. Applicant: Regents of the University of 
California at Riverside, Campus Purchasing, 4301 Watkins Dr., 
Riverside, CA 92521-0411. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Co., the Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for research on synthetic and natural materials, live 
tissue, organelles, minerals, insects, microorganisms and bacteria. 
Specific research topics will include solar hydrogen generation, 
storage and conversion, fundamental flow and fracture processes in 
materials of Earth's crust, and studies on the developmental biology of 
mucosal tissues. This research relies on the characterization of 
morphology and structure at microscopic down to

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nanometer scale of materials and biological tissues, which can be 
achieved successfully by utilizing the instrument with spatial 
resolution down to 1 nm. 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: November 3, 
2011.
    Docket Number: 11-069. Applicant: U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration, WO62 RM 3204, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg WO 62, 
Room G248, Silver Spring, MD 20903. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used in the characterization of nanotechnology materials contained in 
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biological products, foods and 
cosmetics. The research will determine the properties of these 
materials, their interaction with blood, tissue, and other biological 
products. 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: November 7, 2011.

    Dated: November 23, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-30858 Filed 11-29-11; 8:45 am]
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