[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02291]



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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 February 24, 2014. 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: 13-050. Applicant: The University of Memphis, 275 
Administration Building, 3720 Alumni Drive, Memphis, TN 38152-3370. 
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for multiple 
objectives including understanding the interplay between structural, 
magnetic and electromagnetic properties of synthesized magnetic 
nanostructures, and promoting and improving the ability of implants to 
integrate into bone and to deliver locally therapeutic agents such as 
antimicrobials and/or growth factors. The experiments to be conducted 
will include observations of the nanometer scale morphology of 
biocompatible/biodegradable hydrogel systems, the determination of how 
various therapeutic drugs affect the microscopic cellular architecture, 
determining the limit of feature size that can be fabricated using E-
beam lithography from sensor materials, and determining the spatial 
limits in simultaneous multi-analyte electrochemical sensing. 
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: December 12, 2013.
    Docket Number: 13-051. Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute, 
10550 North Torrey Pines Road, M/S BCC-206, La Jolla, CA 92037. 
Instrument: Transmission Electron Microscope--Titan Krios. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to gain significant insight into the manner in 
which macromolecular assemblies perform crucial life processes by 
determining the three-dimensional structure of these macromolecular 
assemblies. The instrument will be used to determine the manner in 
which biological assemblies function and the mechanisms through which 
they interact with other cellular components. 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: December 16, 2013.

    Dated: January 28, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-02291 Filed 2-3-14; 8:45 am]
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