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know of no electron microscope, or any 

other instrument suited to these 

purposes, which is being manufactured 

in the United States at the time of order 

of each instrument. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement 

Office, Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–13196 Filed 6–4–09; 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 June 25, 

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: 09–015. Applicant: U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, Center 

for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 

8301 MuirKirk Rd., Laurel, MD 20708. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: JEOL, Japan. Intended 

Use: This instrument will be used to 

study microorganisms and/or tissues 

colonized with microorganisms. It will 

also be used to study biological 

specimens with biological fixatives. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: No 

instrument of the same general category 

is manufactured within the United 

States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: April 6, 

2009. 

Docket Number: 09–023. Applicant: 

Florida State University, Department of 

Biology, 119 Biology Unit I, 4370, 89 

Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 

Netherlands. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used to perform 

research projects that require 3–D 

imaging capabilities and cryogenic 

imaging capabilities. Justification for 

Duty–Free Entry: No instrument of the 

same general category is manufactured 

within the United States. Application 

accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 

April 30, 2009. 

Docket Number: 09–024. Applicant: 

National Institutes of Health, 33 North 

Dr., BG 33 Room BE11B MSC 3210, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20895–3210. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 

Netherlands. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used understand and 

characterize the structure and function 

of the vaccinia virus. Justification for 

Duty–Free Entry: No instrument of the 

same general category is manufactured 

within the United States. Application 

accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 

April 30, 2009. 

Docket Number: 09–025. Applicant: 

University of Virginia, Department of 

Molecular Physiology and Biological 

Physics, PO Box 800736, 1340 Jefferson 

Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908. 

Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech 

Republic. Intended Use: The instrument 

will be used to study the structures of 

proteins, macromolecular complexes 

and viruses. Justification for Duty–Free 

Entry: No instrument of the same 

general category is manufactured within 

the United States. Application accepted 

by Commissioner of Customs: May 7, 

2009. 

Docket Number: 09–026. Applicant: 

Yale University School of Medicine, 333 

Cedar St., SHM C–206, New Haven, CT 

06520. Instrument: Electron Microscope. 

Manufacturer: FEI Company, the 

Netherlands. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used to identify and 

characterize cell and subcellular 

structures as well as inorganic material. 

Specifically, it will be used to provide 

imaging of neurons, synapses and 

growth cones, membranes and 

membrane traffic, the cell cytoskeleton 

and other man–made materials. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: No 

instrument of the same general category 

is manufactured within the United 

States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: May 13, 

2009. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–13189 Filed 6–4–09; 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 June 25, 

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: 09–021. Applicant: 

University of Chicago, Argonne, LLC, 

9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg. 201, 

Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Isolation 

Transformer. Manufacturer: Guth 

GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The 

instrument will used as part of a project 

to provide neutron rich isotopes, with 

which r–process nucleosynthesis can be 

explored. The transformer will provide 

power to a high voltage platform which 

acts as the first stage of acceleration of 

the neutron rich nuclei. A unique 

feature of this instrument is that it is 

capable of providing 110kVA AC power 

to an injector platform, and will operate 

at a positive voltage of up to 250kVDC 

at continuous operation. 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: April 28, 

2009. 

Docket Number: 09–028. Applicant: 

University of Texas at Austin, 2200 

Comal St., Austin, TX 78722. 

Instrument: Synchroslice. Manufacturer: 

Lohmann Research Products, Germany. 

Intended Use: This instrument will be 

used to identify structure–function 

relationships in neurons at different 

levels of analysis (e.g., the single neuron 

level and the neuronal circuit level). 

This instrument is capable of 

performing serial section transmission 

electron microscopy, which is required 

in order to analyze the detailed 

structural changes involved. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: There 

are no instruments of the same general 


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