[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13481]



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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 June 25, 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 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 12-022. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 91 N. 
Eagleville Rd., BSP Bldg Unit 3242, Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine tapeworms of 
sharks and stingrays, microbial mats, mosses, lichens, algae, diatoms, 
and other samples. The experiments aim to explore the morphology and 
anatomy of various plants and animals as a source of information for 
the assessment of systematics and phylogenetic relationships, as well 
as other objectives such as investigating the 3-D structure of nanosize 
films and ceramic fiber composites, and exploring the mechanical 
properties and arrangement of fibers in heart valves. 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: April 24, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-023. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to examine the ultrastructural organization 
of complex biological specimens such as protein complexes, 
noninfectious virus and small cells at high resolution to help 
elucidate their function. 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: April 24, 
2012.

    Dated: May 29, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-13481 Filed 6-1-12; 8:45 am]
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