[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48803-48804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20206]


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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 August 29, 2011. 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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 11-030. Applicant: University of Chicago, Institute 
for Genomic Systems and Biology, 900 E 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. 
Instrument: Digital Scanned Laser Microscope. Manufacturer: Emblem 
GMBH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the 
functions and properties of biological materials, such as biomedical 
specimens, through microscopy imaging and recording of fluorescently 
labeled, light-sensitive samples. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No 
instruments of the same or similar general category, which could be 
used for the intended purposes, are being manufactured in the United 
States. The DSLM is a new prototype not available commercially. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 27, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-042. Applicant: Brandeis University, 415 South 
Street, Waltham, MA 02454. Instrument: Technai G2 F20 Twin Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used for NIH-funded basic biomedical research to 
study the chemical mechanisms of cellular proteins and molecules. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of the same general 
category are being manufactured in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: July 1, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-045. Applicant: University of California Santa 
Barbara, Building 503, Room 1355, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050. 
Instrument: Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing Equipment.

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Manufacturer: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life 
Sciences, Austria. Intended Use: The instrument is a highly specialized 
system for studying a wide range of materials used in very high cycle, 
high temperature applications, such as light metals, composite metal/
ceramics, titanium alloys and superalloys. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: No instruments of the same general category are being 
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: July 18, 2011.

    August 3, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Office of Policy, Import 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-20206 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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