[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12240-12241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4838]


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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 March 20, 2012. 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: 11-074. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to understand how proteins interact with 
DNA, with a focus on proteins that are involved in DNA damage 
recognition and repair. The experiments will consist of direct visual 
observations of fluorescently tagged DNA and DNA-bound protein 
molecules using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. The 
instrument will provide the capability to generate ``DNA Curtains.'' 
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: December 21, 2011.

    Docket Number: 12-002. Applicant: National Center for Toxicological 
Research, 3900 NCTR Rd., Jefferson, AR 72079. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Instruments, Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to determine the toxicity of nanoscale metal 
oxides culutured cells, quantifying the distribution and toxicity of 
nanoscale silver and metal oxides, and determining the genotoxicity of 
nanoscale materials in cultured cells. 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: January 10, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-005. Applicant: VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 
Azhar Lab, Bldg 4, Room C320, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304-
1207. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study cell 
cultures and lab animal tissue specimens for verification of normal 
morphological features or morphological changes, as well as searching 
for proteins of interest labeled with commercially available colloidal 
gold conjugated to antibodies. Cellular organelles can be clearly seen 
and identified using this instrument, which would not be visible with a 
light microscope. 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: February 8, 
2012.

    Docket Number: 12-006. Applicant: William Patterson University, 300 
Pompon Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: Hitachi High Technologies America Inc, Japan. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to study specimens including animal 
tissues, bacteria, insects and parasites, involving the examination of 
their morphological and structural features. 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: February 13, 2012.


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    Dated: February 22, 2012.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-4838 Filed 2-28-12; 8:45 am]
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