[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 76966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of California Los Angeles, et al.; Notice of 
Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific 
Instruments

    This is a decision 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 
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 14-012. Applicant: University of California Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Instrument: iCorr (Correlative 
Microscopy). Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: 
See notice at 79 FR 64367, October 29, 2014. Comments: None received. 
Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific 
value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as 
this is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United 
States at the time of order. Reasons: 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.
    Docket Number: 14-026. Applicant: Stanford University, Stanford, CA 
94305. Instrument: iMIC Digital Microscope 2.0 system full set (0000-
530-25032). Manufacturer: FEI Munich (formerly TILL Photonics), 
Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 79 FR 64367, October 29, 2014. 
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments 
of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described 
below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that was being 
manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: 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.
    Docket Number: 14-027. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: JEM-1400 Transmission Electron 
Microscope. Manufacturer: JEOL Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 
79 FR 64367, October 29, 2014. Comments: None received. Decision: 
Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to 
the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as this is 
intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United States 
at the time of order. Reasons: 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.
    Docket Number: 14-028. Applicant: University of Colorado Boulder, 
Boulder, CO 80309. Insrument: Fiberoptic Cable. Manufacturer: 
Ceramoptec Gmbh, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 79 FR 64367, 
October 29, 2014. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know 
of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign 
instruments described below, for such purposes as this is intended to 
be used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time 
of order. Reasons: 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.
    Docket Number: 14-029. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: KonTEM PhazR System. Manufacturer: 
KonTEM GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 79 FR 64367, October 
29, 2014. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order. 
Reasons: 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.

    Dated: December 15, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-30069 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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