[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65863-65864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26798]


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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 Public Law 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 November 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 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 12-038. Applicant: Ohio University, 166 Stocker 
Center, Athens, OH 45701. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to study materials such as catalysts and polymers in the nanoscale 
range, towards applications in energy and environmental technologies. 
The instrument's high resolution and scanning mode will enable the 
investigation of the chemical structure, morphology and elemental 
distribution in different catalyst formulations. 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: September 26, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-040. Applicant: University of North Carolina 
Wilmington, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403-5915. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine the 
ultrastructure of biological materials including isolated molecules 
such as DNA, virus particles, bacteria, isolated cells and complex 
tissues (epithelia, nervous tissue, muscle tissue and connective 
tissue). The magnification and resolutions of the instrument coupled 
with the montage creation feature make it possible to examine cellular 
and sub-cellular features over a wide field of view, thereby allowing 
more global analyses than previously possible. 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: September 21, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-041. Applicant: Institute for Imaging & 
Analytical Technologies, Mississippi State University, Clay Lyle 
Entomology Building, 100 Twelve Lane, Mississippi State, MS 39762. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the crystal 
structure, defect characteristics, and elemental distribution/
segregation of single crystals, interfacial voids, polymers, and 
composites. The instrument will also be used for the characterization 
of nanoparticles produced by wood, insect sensory receptors, and 
nanoscale interactions between the internal fauna of beetles, and the 
translocation of copper in Cu-tolerant fungus. 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: September 21, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-042. Applicant: Kansas State University College 
of Veterinary Medicine, K206 Mosier Hall 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan, 
KS 66506. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study mammalian 
cell cultures, and the toxic effects of exposure to nanoparticles of 
different compositions, size, shape and surface coatings. The 
interactions of these nanoparticles with the body will be investigated, 
via routes of entry such as topical, perioral, intravenous, inhalation, 
intramuscular or subcutaneous. 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: 
September 26, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-043. Applicant: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2111 
East 96th St., Cleveland, OH 44106. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be

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used to characterize differences between healthy and diseased tissues 
by studying the composition of their ultrastructure. 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 2, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-044. Applicant: University of Colorado, 347 UCB 
Boulder, CO 80309. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI, 
Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine 
the consequences of mutations, experimental manipulations or disease 
states of cells and tissues in various organisms. It will also be used 
to locate specific proteins within the samples. 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 9, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-045. Applicant: Walter Reed Army Institute of 
Research, 2460 Linden Lane Bldg 503, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to observe ultrastructural 
evidence of infectious agents or to observe the ultrastructural 
pathology or cellular changes caused by infectious agents or 
therapeutic agents directed toward a certain cell type or cellular 
organelle. The objectives include observing how a certain microbe 
interacts with a cell, certain cellular population(s), or subcellular 
component; or to further provide ultrastructural classification of an 
organism. 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, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-046. Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute, 790 
6th St, Richland, WA 99354. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to study the structure and chemistry of inorganic materials such 
as catalysts, semiconductors, and battery materials, to understand the 
structure-property or structure-activity of the materials and to 
provide a feedback loop between synthesis and characterization. 
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, 2012.

    Dated: October 25, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-26798 Filed 10-30-12; 8:45 am]
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