[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 184 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 54560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22107]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Applications 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 October 14, 2008. Address written 
comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 2104, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications may be examined 
between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 
Room 2104.
Docket Number: 08-047. Applicant: Stanford University, Department of 
Structural Biology, D100 Fairchild Building, 299 Campus Drive West, 
Stanford, CA 94305-5126. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai 
G2 F20 TWIN. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: 
The instrument is intended to be used to study purified proteins from 
yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as baker's yeast, which are 
involved in transcription. Researchers plan to employ single particle 
analysis to study the protein complexes involved in transcription, the 
synthesis on RNA from a DNA template. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection: August 25, 2008.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.
[FR Doc. E8-22107 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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