44350 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 166 / Friday, August 28, 2009 / Notices 

establishments, first quarter payroll, 

annual payroll, and mid-March 

employment summarized by industry 

and employment size class for the 

United States, the District of Columbia, 

Puerto Rico, counties, and countyequivalents. No other annual or more 

frequent series of industry statistics 

provides comparable detail, particularly 

for small geographic areas. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; 

State, local or Tribal governments. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 182, 195, 224, and 225. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: August 24, 2009. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20696 Filed 8–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

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 September 

17, 2009. Address written comments to 

Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 

3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications 

may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 

5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 09–045. Applicant: Air 

Force Research Laboratory, Wright– 

Patterson AFB, 2230 10th St., Area ‘‘B’’, 

Building 655, Room 76, Wright– 

Patterson AFB, OH 45433. Instrument: 

Tilting Goniometer Stages, with 

Resistive Encoders. Manufacturer: 

Attocube Systems AG, Germany. 

Intended Use: This instrument will be 

used to study structural aerospace 

materials. Specifically, it will be used to 

characterize and measure the 

micromechanical properties of 

structural aerospace metals. The 

instrument must be able to move linear 

position less than 5 nm wide and to 

move objects to distances over 5 nm. It 

must also have millidegree resolution 

and a range of tilt of at least 5 degrees. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: There 

are no instruments of the same general 

category being manufactured within the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: July 27, 

2009. 

Docket Number: 09–046. Applicant: 

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 

1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, Colorado 

80401. Instrument: Sidewinder Upgrade 

(ion column) Accessory for Electron 

Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI 

Company, the Netherlands. Intended 

Use: This instrument will be used to 

study the chemistry, crystallography 

and structural morphology of a variety 

of materials used in the development of 

photovoltaic devices. Justification for 

Duty–Free Entry: There are no 

instruments of the same general 

category being manufactured within the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: August 3, 

2009. 

Dated: August 24, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–20823 Filed 8–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

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 September 

17, 2009. Address written comments to 

Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 

3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, D.C. 20230. Applications 

may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 

5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 09–047. Applicant: 

Washington State University, P.O. Box 

641020, Pullman, WA 99164. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 

Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 

will be used to study bulk amorphous 

metal alloys, nano–particle ceramics, 

nano–particle metals, polymer matrices 

and ceramic matrices. The instrument 

will be used to measure the thickness of 

deposited coatings at 1.0 nm resolution. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: No 

instruments of same general category are 

manufactured in the United States. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: July 31, 2009. 

Dated: August 24, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–20824 Filed 8–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Docket No. 0908031214–91214–01] 

Call for Applications for the 

International Buyer Program Calendar 

Year 2011 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Call for 

Applications. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth 

objectives, procedures and application 

review criteria associated with support 

for domestic trade shows by the 

International Buyer Program (IBP) of the 

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). 

This announcement covers selection for 

International Buyer Program 

participation for calendar year 2011 

(January 1, 2011 through December 31, 

2011). The purpose of the IBP program 

is to bring international buyers together 

with U.S. firms by promoting leading 

U.S. trade shows in industries with high 

export potential. 


hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES