[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13860-13861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04842]


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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 21, 2013. 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: 13-001. Applicant: Oregon Health and Science 
University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to obtain a 
powerfully detailed picture of the architecture of the molecular 
signals that function in normal and diseased tissues at the molecular, 
cell, tissue and organism levels. The data will be used to improve 
management of human diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, 
immunodeficiency and dementia. 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 
8, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-003. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to examine biological specimens such as protein 
complexes, noninfectious virus, and small cells, to help elucidate 
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: February 11, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-004. Applicant: Georgia Institute of Technology, 
901 Atlantic Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332.

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Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: Hitachi High-
Technologies Corp., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to 
observe the shape, size, crystal structure and composition of 
nanoparticles including metal nanocrystals, metal-oxide nanocrystals, 
and their combinations. The growth mechanism and properties of the 
materials will be investigated for biomedical and catalysis 
applications. 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 11, 
2013.
    Docket Number: 13-005. Applicant: Case Western Reserve University, 
10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106-4965. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to determine the three-dimensional structure at 
near-atomic (3-10[Aring]) resolution for macromolecular (protein) 
complexes and at 20-30[Aring] for tissue samples. Samples will include 
cryogenically frozen soluble and membrane proteins, protein complexes, 
protein/DNA and protein/RNA complexes, human, animal and plant viruses, 
and viral vectors (only noninfectious or in BioSafety Level 2 category) 
and tissue samples such as isolated mouse retinal cells. The objectives 
to be pursued include understanding the structure and conformational 
change of assemblies involved in biological processes such as ATP 
production, signal transduction, and DNA repair. 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 5, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-006. Applicant: Oregon Health and Science 
University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to obtain a 
powerfully detailed picture of the architecture of the molecular 
signals that function in normal and diseased tissues at the molecular, 
cell, tissue and organism levels. The data will be used to improve 
management of human diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, 
immunodeficiency and dementia. 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 11, 2013.

    Dated: Feburary 25, 2013.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-04842 Filed 2-28-13; 8:45 am]
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