[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07124]


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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 April 21, 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: 13-053. Applicant: Hofstra University, 114 Hofstra 
University, Hempstead, NY 11549. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used to study the molecular mechanisms underlying an animal's 
ability to sense changes in nutrient status and alter energy storage 
and utilization accordingly, to analyze the biological mechanisms that 
result in the transition from epidermal cell to fiber cell, to study 
chloride, bromide and sulfate adhesion onto untreated native aluminum 
samples, and to develop more accurate foraging models for suspension 
and deposit feeding polychaetes. 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: 
February 18, 2014.
    Docket Number: 14-003. Applicant: Western Kentucky University, 1906 
College Height Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101. Instrument: Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for multiple research projects including the analysis of 
dimensions, morphologies, and crystal packing of organic ligand-
functionalized nanostructures that have potential applicability for 
energy harvesting applications, the characterization of novel 
saccharides and antibiotic coated gold nanoparticles for antimicrobial 
applications, and the production of different shapes and sizes of gold 
nanoparticles within living plants to monitor the effect of changing 
reaction parameters of in vitro reactions and changing growth 
conditions of in vivo experiments. 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 6, 2014.
    Docket Number: 14-004. Applicant: Utah State University, 8300 Old 
Main Hill, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-8300. Instrument: 
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to characterize materials for 
energy conversion, biosensors and bioplastic creation, and basic 
science on the electron transport, contamination control of soil, and 
to improve the quality and stability of lipid-based food. 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 6, 2014.

    Dated: March 25, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-07124 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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