[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65863-65864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26798]
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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 Public Law 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 November 20, 2012. 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: 12-038. Applicant: Ohio University, 166 Stocker
Center, Athens, OH 45701. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used to study materials such as catalysts and polymers in the nanoscale
range, towards applications in energy and environmental technologies.
The instrument's high resolution and scanning mode will enable the
investigation of the chemical structure, morphology and elemental
distribution in different catalyst formulations. 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: September 26, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-040. Applicant: University of North Carolina
Wilmington, 601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403-5915.
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine the
ultrastructure of biological materials including isolated molecules
such as DNA, virus particles, bacteria, isolated cells and complex
tissues (epithelia, nervous tissue, muscle tissue and connective
tissue). The magnification and resolutions of the instrument coupled
with the montage creation feature make it possible to examine cellular
and sub-cellular features over a wide field of view, thereby allowing
more global analyses than previously possible. 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: September 21, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-041. Applicant: Institute for Imaging &
Analytical Technologies, Mississippi State University, Clay Lyle
Entomology Building, 100 Twelve Lane, Mississippi State, MS 39762.
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the crystal
structure, defect characteristics, and elemental distribution/
segregation of single crystals, interfacial voids, polymers, and
composites. The instrument will also be used for the characterization
of nanoparticles produced by wood, insect sensory receptors, and
nanoscale interactions between the internal fauna of beetles, and the
translocation of copper in Cu-tolerant fungus. 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: September 21, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-042. Applicant: Kansas State University College
of Veterinary Medicine, K206 Mosier Hall 1800 Denison Ave., Manhattan,
KS 66506. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study mammalian
cell cultures, and the toxic effects of exposure to nanoparticles of
different compositions, size, shape and surface coatings. The
interactions of these nanoparticles with the body will be investigated,
via routes of entry such as topical, perioral, intravenous, inhalation,
intramuscular or subcutaneous. 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:
September 26, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-043. Applicant: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2111
East 96th St., Cleveland, OH 44106. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be
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used to characterize differences between healthy and diseased tissues
by studying the composition of their ultrastructure. 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: October 2, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-044. Applicant: University of Colorado, 347 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI,
Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine
the consequences of mutations, experimental manipulations or disease
states of cells and tissues in various organisms. It will also be used
to locate specific proteins within the samples. 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: October 9, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-045. Applicant: Walter Reed Army Institute of
Research, 2460 Linden Lane Bldg 503, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to observe ultrastructural
evidence of infectious agents or to observe the ultrastructural
pathology or cellular changes caused by infectious agents or
therapeutic agents directed toward a certain cell type or cellular
organelle. The objectives include observing how a certain microbe
interacts with a cell, certain cellular population(s), or subcellular
component; or to further provide ultrastructural classification of an
organism. 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: October 12, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-046. Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute, 790
6th St, Richland, WA 99354. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be
used to study the structure and chemistry of inorganic materials such
as catalysts, semiconductors, and battery materials, to understand the
structure-property or structure-activity of the materials and to
provide a feedback loop between synthesis and characterization.
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: October 12, 2012.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
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