Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 22, 2009 / Notices 18351 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

National Institutes of Standards and 

Technology 

Notice of Consolidated Decision on 

Application for Duty–Free Entry of 

Electron Microscope 

This is a decision consolidated 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). Related 

records can be viewed between 8:30 

A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 3705, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue., NW, Washington, 

D.C. 

Docket Number: 09–008. Applicant: 

National Institutes of Standards and 

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 

Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 

74 FR 16835, April 13, 2009. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. No instrument of equivalent 

scientific value to the foreign 

instrument, for such purposes as this 

instrument is intended to be used, is 

being manufactured in the United States 

at the time the instrument was ordered. 

Reasons: The foreign instrument is an 

electron microscope and is intended for 

research or scientific educational uses 

requiring an electron microscope. We 

know of no electron microscope, or any 

other instrument suited to this purpose, 

which is being manufactured in the 

United States at the time of order of this 

instrument. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement 

Office, Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–9235 Filed 4–21–09; 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 May 12, 

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 5:00 P.M. at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce in Room 3720. 

Docket Number: 09-007. Applicant: 

University of Utah, Consortium for 

Astro-Particle Research, 215 South State 

Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 

84111. Instrument: Electron Light 

Source (ELS) accelerator. Manufacturer: 

University of Tokyo, Japan. Intended 

Use: The instrument will be used as a 

component of a large ground Telescope 

Array, which will allow the scientists to 

calibrate the telescopes by generating a 

particle beam that accurately simulates 

a cosmic ray shower. Justification for 

Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of the 

same general category as the foreign 

instrument begin manufactured in the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: March 10, 

2009. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–9230 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Request for Applicants for the 

Appointment to the United StatesBrazil CEO Forum 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In March 2007, the 

Governments of the United States and 

Brazil established the U.S.-Brazil CEO 

Forum. This notice announces 

membership opportunities for 

appointment as American 

representatives to the U.S. Section of the 

Forum. The current U.S. Section term 

will expire on May 18, 2009. 

DATES: Applications should be received 

no later than May 29, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Please send requests for 

consideration to Lorrie Fussell, Brazil 

Desk Officer, Office of South America, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, either by 

e-mail at lorrie.fussell@ita.doc.gov or by 

mail to U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 

3203, Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lorrie Fussell, Brazil Desk Officer, 

Office of South America, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, telephone: 

(202) 482–4157. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Secretary of Commerce and the Deputy 

Assistant to the President and Deputy 

National Security Advisor for 

International Economic Affairs, together 

with the Planalto Casa Civil Minister 

(Presidential Chief of Staff) and the 

Brazilian Minister of Development, 

Industry and Foreign Trade, co-chair the 

U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, pursuant to the 

Terms of Reference signed in March 

2007, by the U.S. and Brazilian 

governments, which set forth the 

objectives and structure of the Forum. 

The Terms of Reference may be viewed 

at: http://trade.gov/press/press_releases/ 

2007/brazilceo_02.asp. The Forum, 

consisting of both private and publicsector members, brings together leaders 

of the respective business communities 

of the United States and Brazil to 

discuss issues of mutual interest, 

particularly ways to strengthen the 

economic and commercial ties between 

the two countries. The Forum consists 

of the U.S. and Brazilian co-chairs and 

a Committee comprised of private sector 

members. The Committee will be 

composed of two Sections each 

consisting of eight to ten members from 

the private sector, representing the 

views and interests of the private sector 

business community in the United 

States and Brazil. Each government will 

appoint the members to its respective 

Section. The Committee will provide 

recommendations to the two 

governments that reflect private sector 

views, needs and concerns regarding 

creating an economic environment in 

which their respective private sectors 

can partner, thrive and enhance bilateral 

commercial ties to expand trade 

between the United States and Brazil. 

Candidates are currently sought for 

membership on the U.S. Section of the 

Forum. Each candidate must be Chief 

Executive Officer or President (or 

comparable level of responsibility) of a 

U.S. owned or controlled company that 

is incorporated in and has its main 

headquarters located in the United 

States and currently doing business in 

Brazil and the United States. Each 

candidate also must be a U.S. citizen or 

otherwise legally authorized to work in 

the United States and able to travel to 

Brazil and locations in the United States 

to attend official Forum meetings as 

well as independent U.S. Section and 

Committee meetings. In addition, the 


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