73 FR 134 pgs. 39949-39950 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 134Pages: 39949 - 39950
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-15832 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes
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 Public Law 106-36;80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
Docket Number: 08-026. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai Spirit T12BT. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 34704, June 18, 2008.
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were 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 these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order of each instrument.
Dated: July 8, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff,Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-15832 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
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