[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07199]



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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 May 1, 2019. 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: 18-010. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 91 
North Eagelville Road, Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument: STED Confocal 
Microscope. Manufacturer: Abberior Instruments GmBH, Germany. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to study a variety of biological 
material related to medical research. Scientists at the University of 
Connecticut will be able to reveal the protein nano-structure of: 
mouse/rat brain tissue and cells, mouse colon tissue, fruit fly 
chromosomes, mouse spinal cord tissue, and mammalian or invertebrate 
cultured cells. The experiments to be conducted involve taking the 
material and examining it with various wavelengths of light to obtain 
fluorescent images of cellular structures with high levels of detail. 
The objectives pursued by research with this equipment are 
understanding of the normal and pathological mechanisms of cellular 
function relating to human health and disease. The techniques used by 
employing this equipment include using the method of stimulated 
emission depletion (STED), which enables the visualization of high 
resolution, microscopic structure of biological specimens. 
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 28, 2018.

    Dated: April 5, 2019.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-07199 Filed 4-10-19; 8:45 am]
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