Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 32943 [2012-13481]
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category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 24,
2012.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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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,
2012. Address written comments to
Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 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: 12–022. Applicant:
University of Connecticut, 91 N.
Eagleville Rd., BSP Bldg Unit 3242,
Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument: Electron
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
Company, Czech Republic. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to
examine tapeworms of sharks and
stingrays, microbial mats, mosses,
lichens, algae, diatoms, and other
samples. The experiments aim to
explore the morphology and anatomy of
various plants and animals as a source
of information for the assessment of
systematics and phylogenetic
relationships, as well as other objectives
such as investigating the 3–D structure
of nanosize films and ceramic fiber
composites, and exploring the
mechanical properties and arrangement
of fibers in heart valves. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 24,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–023. Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000
Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD
20815. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to examine the
ultrastructural organization of complex
biological specimens such as protein
complexes, noninfectious virus and
small cells at high resolution to help
elucidate their function. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
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Dated: May 29, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–13481 Filed 6–1–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
RIN 0648–XA289
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Pile Driving in the
Columbia River, WA
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulations, notification is
hereby given that NMFS has issued an
Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the Port of Vancouver, USA
(Port), allowing the take of small
numbers of marine mammals, by Level
B harassment only, incidental to pile
driving during construction of the
Terminal 5 Bulk Potash Handling
Facility.
DATES: Effective November 1, 2012,
through October 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA, the
application, and the Environmental
Assessment are available by writing to
Tammy Adams, Acting Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910–3225
or by telephoning the contact listed here
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT),
or visiting the Internet at: https://www.
nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental.
htm#applications. Documents cited in
this notice may be viewed, by
appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Magliocca, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
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upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specific
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is published in the
Federal Register and provided to the
public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s), will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth. NMFS has
defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ as ‘‘* * *
an impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the United States can
apply for an authorization to
incidentally take small numbers of
marine mammals by harassment.
Section 101(a)(5)(D) further established
a 45-day time limit for NMFS’ review of
an application, followed by a 30-day
public notice and comment period on
any proposed authorizations for the
incidental harassment of marine
mammals. Within 45 days of the close
of the comment period, NMFS must
either issue or deny the authorization.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild [Level A harassment]; or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering [Level B
harassment].
Summary of Request
On February 22, 2011, NMFS received
an application from the Port of
Vancouver, USA (Port), requesting an
IHA for the take, by Level B harassment,
of small numbers of Pacific harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina richardii), California sea
lions (Zalophus californianus), and
Steller sea lions (Eumatopius jubatus)
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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, 2012. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 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: 12-022. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 91 N.
Eagleville Rd., BSP Bldg Unit 3242, Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument:
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to examine tapeworms of
sharks and stingrays, microbial mats, mosses, lichens, algae, diatoms,
and other samples. The experiments aim to explore the morphology and
anatomy of various plants and animals as a source of information for
the assessment of systematics and phylogenetic relationships, as well
as other objectives such as investigating the 3-D structure of nanosize
films and ceramic fiber composites, and exploring the mechanical
properties and arrangement of fibers in heart valves. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: April 24, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-023. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Electron
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used to examine the ultrastructural organization
of complex biological specimens such as protein complexes,
noninfectious virus and small cells at high resolution to help
elucidate their function. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are
no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 24,
2012.
Dated: May 29, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-13481 Filed 6-1-12; 8:45 am]
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