[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23669-23670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10487]


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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 24, 2010. Address written comments 
to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, 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 
3720.
Docket Number: 10-008. Applicant: Colorado State University, Department 
of Biomedical Sciences 200 Westlake St., Campus Delivery 1617, Fort 
Collins, CO 80523. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, 
Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: This instrument will be used for the 
tomographic analysis of viruses. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: 
There are no instruments of the same general category as this 
instrument being produced in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: April 15, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-009. Applicant: University of Oregon, Purchasing & 
Contracting Services, 720 E. 13th Ave., Suite 302, Eugene, OR 97401-
3753. Instrument: Electron Microscope Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech

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Republic. Intended Use: This instrument will be used to study the size, 
shape and elemental compositions of nanoparticles to determine the 
effect on biological interactions at the nano scale. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
as this instrument being produced in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 15, 2010.

    Dated: April 28, 2010.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-10487 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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