[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 34096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14542]


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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 July 6, 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: 10-019. Applicant: Saint Louis University Department of 
Chemistry, 3501 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Co., Czech Republic. Intended Use: This 
instrument will be used for the study of nanomaterial and microchip 
structure. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic 
manufactures of this instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: May 26, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-021. Applicant: South Dakota School of Mines and 
Technology, 501 E. Saint Joseph St. Rapid City, SD 57701. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. Intended Use: This 
instrument will be used for the understanding and materials development 
of photovoltaic power conversion for terrestrial and space 
applications, enhanced thermal conductivity (lubricants), thermally 
stable, light-weight materials for space applications, catalytic 
nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, such as fuel cells. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic manufactures 
of this instrument. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
May 18, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-024. Applicant: National Institutes of Health, 
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology, 8 Center Drive, Rm 1A03 
Bethesda, MD 20892-0851. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 
FEI Co., the Netherlands. Intended Use: This instrument will be used to 
examine purified proteins, including the protein dynamin, using 
negative stain nad cryo-electron microscopy methods. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic manufactures of this instrument. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 19, 2010.
Docket Number: 10-026. Applicant: National institutes of Health, 
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Biology, 8 Center Drive, Rm 1A03, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-0851. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: 
FEI Co., the Netherlands. Intended Use: This instrument will be used to 
examine purified proteins, including the protein dynamin, using 
negative stain nad cryo-electron microscopy methods. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no domestic manufactures of this instrument. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 20, 2010.

    Dated: June 10, 2010.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-14542 Filed 6-15-10; 8:45 am]
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