[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2014)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25748]
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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 November 18, 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: 14-012. Applicant: University of California Los
Angeles, 570 Westwood Plaza, Building 114, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Instrument: iCorr (Correlative Microscopy). Manufacturer: FEI Company,
Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to perform
correlative microscopy of biological samples from micro to nanometer
scales, using fluorescence light microscopy and cryo electron
microscopy, used in conjunction to reveal dynamics and functionalities
of the 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: October 3,
2014.
Docket Number: 14-026. Applicant: Stanford University, 1291 Welch
Rd. CCSR 2100, Pediatrics-Human Gene Therapy, Stanford, CA 94305.
Instrument: iMIC Digital Microscope 2.0 system full set (0000-530-
25032). Manufacturer: FEI Munich (formerly TILL Photonics), Germany.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to perform high-speed imaging
and simultaneous large volume data processing of cultured neurons from
rats and mice growing in special made PDMS microfluidic chambers. A
fluorescent microscopy system which is able to scan and acquire large
amounts of images at high speeds is required, as well as the system
being able to maintain stable focus plane over a long time-lapse
recording. 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 3, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-027. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: JEM-1400
Transmission Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to research and discover the
genetic pathways of various neurological diseases, using tissue samples
from animal models which are examined for changes in their subcellular
organelles that are believed to result from the effects of the
diseases. 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 14, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-028. Applicant: University of Colorado Boulder,
UCB 428, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309. Instrument:
Fiberoptic Cable. Manufacturer: Ceramoptec Gmbh, Germany. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used to pursue a research path towards
constructing an off grid toilet that converts human waste into
fertilizer or solid fuel, using solar energy transmitted by fiberoptic
cable to a reaction chamber. A fiberoptic cable that is able to
withstand high temperatures (300-700 degrees C) without a high
transmission loss is required. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There
are no instruments of the same general category that fulfill these
requirements manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 14, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-029. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: KonTEM PhazR
System. Manufacturer: KonTEM GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be attached to an electron microscope, in place of one
of the apertures. It will be inserted into the electron beam path to
enhance image contrast for the imaging of proteins such as ion
channels. 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 14, 2014.
Dated: October 23, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
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