[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34990-34991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13879]


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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 1, 2013. 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: 13-016. Applicant: Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for the development of new materials or the 
improvement of existing materials requiring a clear understanding of 
structure/property relationships, atomic structure, distribution of 
various constituent elements, and the presence of defects in materials. 
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: March 22, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-018. Applicant: The Scripps Institute, 10550 
North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to determine the manner in which 
macromolecular biological assemblies including viruses, cellular 
protein assemblies, nanoparticles, and cellular organelles perform 
crucial life processes. 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: April 11, 
2013.
    Docket Number: 13-021. Applicant: University of Massachusetts 
Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, MA 01003. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.

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Intended Use: The instrument will be used to identify structure/
properties relationships of polymer based solar cells or for the 
structural analysis of polymer/nanoparticle hybrid materials for the 
development of high-density storage devices, as well as to study the 
self-assembly of bio-polymer systems for drug-delivery system 
development. 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: April 3, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-022. Applicant: University of Utah, 5C124 School 
of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to categorize tissues obtained from living organisms, cellular 
constructs, viruses, bacteria, and single-celled organisms, as well as 
particulate matter, including nanoparticles and other synthesized 
objects by cellular structure, morphology, and three-dimensional 
structure. The effects of genetic mutation, disease, and different 
environmental conditions on the subjects will also be studied. 
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: May 22, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-024. Applicant: University of Pennsylvania, 421 
Curie Blvd., Biomedical Research Building, Room 1157, Perelman School 
of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for the examination of traditional dehydrated, metal 
coated samples, as well as hydrated samples, and back-scattered 
electron detection of colloidal gold particles. Experiments will also 
require the identification and localization of specific macromolecules 
on the surface of cells or other structures, which requires a back-
scattered electron detector. 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: May 16, 
2013.

    Dated: June 5, 2013.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-13879 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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