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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 108 / Wednesday, June 6, 2007 / Notices
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Applications 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 filed within 20 days with the
Statutory Import Programs Staff, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Ave., NW, Room 2104,
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 2104.
Docket Number: 07–013. Applicant:
University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper
Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108.
Instrument: Carbon monoxide Monitor
and Accessories. Manufacturer:
AeroLaser, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used for a
long–term study to determine the
carbon exchange of a suburban
landscape by quantifying how much
carbon is exchanged between vegetation
and the atmosphere and determining the
relationship between the flux of carbon
monoxide (emissions from combustion
from vehicles, home heating, etc.) and
the flux of carbon dioxide (from the
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above sources as well as biological
activity such as photosynthesis and
microbial respiration). The relationship
between the above fluxes will allow
quantification of the amount of CO2 due
to biological activity as opposed to fossil
fuel combustion. The experiment will
support field-based, hands–on classes
using gigabyte fiber optic real–time data
streaming into the classroom. An
instrument capable of measuring CO
concentration fluctuations with the
fastest response time is essential to the
project. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: March 26,
2007.
Docket Number: 07–016. Applicant: The
University of Alabama, 355 Rose
Administration, Box 870130,
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487–0150.
Instrument: Fast–response NOx
Analyzer. Manufacturer: Combustion
Ltd., UK. Intended Use: The instrument
is intended to be used to measure the
intra–cycle variation of NOx production
and emission. NOx is formed and
destroyed in time scales on the order of
several milliseconds. The instrument
has near ms response (3 ms for NO, and
< 10 ms for other oxides of N). This will
allow measurement of changes in
concentration of NOx within an engine
cycle (2 revolutions for a 4–stroke cycle
engine) and correlation with other
intra–cycle data such as cylinder
pressure or temperature. The purpose is
to identify and determine mitigation
methods of NOx formation in internal
combustion engines. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
March 28, 2007.
Docket Number: 07–017. Applicant:
Stanford University, P.O. Box 20410,
Stanford, CA. Instrument: 1.1 Micron
Wavelength Fiber Laser, Model: Boostik
5 W. Manufacturer: Koheras A/S,
Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument
is intended to be used to study
broadband propagation through the
atmosphere. The experiments include
building and testing a point–to-point
freespace communication link operating
in the 3.8 micron waveband to verify the
system design, using parametric
frequency conversion of telecom–like
sources. It will also be used for graduate
student training. A high–power, cw,
polarized laser source operating at a
wavelength of exactly 1.1 micron is
essential. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 9,
2007.
Docket Number: 07–026. Applicant:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, Institute for Critical
Technology and Applied Science, 1880
Pratt Dr., mc 0493, Blacksburg, VA
24061. Instrument: Mass Spectrometer,
Model Helios 600 NanoLab.
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Manufacturer: FEI Company,
Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be
used in a centralized facility for creating
and categorizing 3–dimensional
structures at the nanometer size scale. It
is equipped with an ion–beam column
for ion milling, deposition and
lithography, and an electron column for
high–resolution lithography and
imaging. In addition to nanoscale
research it will be used for studies of
other materials by other departments at
the university. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April
23,2007.Docket Number: 07–029.
Applicant: University of Washington,
Chemistry Department, 36 Bagley Hall,
Seattle, WA 98195. Instrument:
Femtosecond Laser. Manufacturer:
Femtolasers Produktions, GmbH,
Austria. Intended Use: The instrument
is intended to be used for ultra–fast
nonlinear optical far and near–field
microscopic investigations of nanoscale
physical phenomena of ferroelectric and
semiconducting materials. Using near–
field second and fourth harmonic
generation, the ferroelectric domain
ordering of manganites will be studied.
These multiferroic materials are of great
interest due to their potential for
nonvolatile storage devices. Using
photon echo and pump probe
techniques, the electronic and
vibrational properties of semiconductor
nanocrystals, particularly CdSe and
PdSe, will be used to study the effect of
the quantum confinement on the
vibronic coupling. A femtosecond laser
with with pulse durations of 10 fs and
below pulse duration at more than 480
mW power will be necessary for this
work. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: May 8, 2007.
Docket Number: 07–030. Applicant:
Lehigh University, 111 Research Dr.,
Bethlehem, PA 18015. Instrument: Low
Voltage Transmission and Scanning
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer:
Delong Insruments A.s, Czech Republic.
Intended Use: The instrument is
intended to be used to detect proteins of
interest (actin, synapsin and Rab3a) in
nerve terminals. Immunolabeling of
these proteins will be performed and the
tissue will be processed for transmission
electron microscopy and the samples
will be examined. This unique TEM
operates at a low voltage of 5 kV, which
enables obtaining of high–contrast
images of non–osmicated samples,
which is crucial since osmication
cannot be performed together with
immunolabeling. The TEM is capable of
both fast and gradual changes in
magnification which is needed since
nerve terminals are not readily found in
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the preparations of neuromuscular
tissue being examined. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
May 9, 2007.
Docket Number: 07–031. Applicant:
University of Notre Dame, Fitzpatric
Hall, Notre Dame Indiana 46556.
Instrument: Surface Roughness
Analyzer. Manufacturer: Elionix, Japan.
Intended Use: The instrument is
intended to be used to study Al and
other metal tunnel junctions,
microelectromechanical systems
(MEMS) related materials such as Al,
silicon dioxide and nitride and silicon.
New imaging systems for infrared
detectors in the form of both
nanoantennas and micro–spectrometers
will be fabricated. The instrument will
be used to image the devices formed at
high magnification and also to
accurately determine their surface
morphology. Measurement of step–
coverage of thin metal films with very
high resolution is crucial for
determining if the nanometer scale,
overlapped metal areas are properly
formed. The Elionix is essential to the
work since it is the only instrument, to
their knowledge, that can perform
surface roughness analysis using an
electron beam. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: May 9, 2007.
Docket Number: 07–032. Applicant:
University of Missouri, Columbia,
Electron Microscopy Core Room W132,
Veterinary Medicine Building, 1600 East
Rollins St., Columbia, Mo 65211.
Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model
Quanta 600 FEG. Manufacturer: FEI
Company, Czech Republic. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be
used in a University Core Research
Facility currently serving over 50
principal investigators campus wide.
Selective topics will be in the area of
nanodevices and microelectronics,
nanoenergetic materials, organic LED’s
and nanocomposites materials;
bioremediation of toxic metals and
biochemistry of sulphate–reducing
bacteria, characterization of biosensors,
and many other diverse topics. It will
also be used for student training in
electron microscopy. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
May 15, 2007.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff,
Import Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–475–830]
Stainless Steel Bar From Italy: Final
Results of Expedited Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published in the Federal
Register the notice of initiation of the
five-year sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on stainless
steel bar (‘‘SSB’’) from Italy, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’). See Initiation
of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 72 FR
4689 (February 1, 2007) (‘‘Sunset
Review’’). The Department has
conducted an expedited sunset review
of this order pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this
sunset review, the Department finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty
order is likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Effective Date: June 6, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey R. Twyman or Brandon
Farlander, AD/CVD Operations, Office
1, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3534 or
(202) 482–0182, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 1, 2007, the Department
initiated this sunset review of the
countervailing duty order on SSB from
Italy, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act. See Initiation of Five-year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews, 72 FR 4689
(February 1, 2007). The Department
received the Notice of Intent to
Participate from Carpenter Technology
Corp.; Crucible Specialty Metals
Division of Crucible Materials Corp.;
Electralloy; Outokumpu Stainless Bar,
Inc.; Universal Stainless & Alloy
Products, Inc.; and Valbruna Slater
Stainless, Inc. (collectively ‘‘the
domestic interested parties’’), within the
deadline specified in section
351.218(d)(1)(i) of the Department’s
Regulations (‘‘Sunset Regulations’’). The
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domestic interested parties claimed
interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of
a domestic-like product in the United
States.
On February 28, 2007, the Department
received a complete substantive
response to the notice of initiation from
the Delegation of the European
Commission (‘‘EC’’). On March 1, 2007,
the Department received a complete
substantive response from Cogne Acciai
Speciali S.r.l. (‘‘CAS’’), a foreign
producer and exporter of subject
merchandise during this review. On
March 5, 2007, the Department received
complete substantive responses from the
domestic interested parties and from the
Government of Italy (‘‘GOI’’). CAS
claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(A) as a foreign producer
and exporter of the subject merchandise.
The GOI and EC expressed their intent
to participate in this review as the
authorities responsible for defending the
interests of the Italian industry.
We find that CAS accounted for less
than 50 percent of the exports to the
United States by companies subject to
this order, the level that the Department
normally considers to be an adequate
response to the notice of initiation by
respondent interested parties under 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A). In addition, a
government response alone, normally, is
not sufficient for full sunset reviews in
which the orders are not done on an
aggregate basis. See, e.g., Final Results
of Expedited Sunset Reviews of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Pure
Magnesium and Alloy Magnesium from
Canada, 70 FR 67140 (November 4,
2005). Therefore, we conducted an
expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
CVD order on stainless steel bar from
Italy as provided for at section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and at section
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) of the
Department’s regulations. See
Memorandum from Damian Felton to
Susan Kuhbach entitled, ‘‘Adequacy
Determination: Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Stainless
Steel Bar from Italy’’ (March 23, 2007).
On April 12, 2007, we received a letter
from domestic interested parties stating
that they agree with the Department’s
decision to conduct an expedited review
of this order.
On March 12, 2007, the domestic
interested parties filed a rebuttal to the
substantive responses of CAS, the GOI,
and the EC. CAS, the GOI, and the EC
did not file rebuttals. The Department
did not conduct a hearing because a
hearing was not requested.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Applications 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 filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import Programs Staff,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave., NW, Room 2104,
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 2104.
Docket Number: 07-013. Applicant: University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper
Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108. Instrument: Carbon monoxide Monitor
and Accessories. Manufacturer: AeroLaser, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used for a long-term study to determine
the carbon exchange of a suburban landscape by quantifying how much
carbon is exchanged between vegetation and the atmosphere and
determining the relationship between the flux of carbon monoxide
(emissions from combustion from vehicles, home heating, etc.) and the
flux of carbon dioxide (from the above sources as well as biological
activity such as photosynthesis and microbial respiration). The
relationship between the above fluxes will allow quantification of the
amount of CO[bds2] due to biological activity as opposed to fossil fuel
combustion. The experiment will support field-based, hands-on classes
using gigabyte fiber optic real-time data streaming into the classroom.
An instrument capable of measuring CO concentration fluctuations with
the fastest response time is essential to the project. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 26, 2007.
Docket Number: 07-016. Applicant: The University of Alabama, 355 Rose
Administration, Box 870130, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0150. Instrument:
Fast-response NOx Analyzer. Manufacturer: Combustion Ltd., UK. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used to measure the intra-cycle
variation of NOx production and emission. NOx is formed and destroyed
in time scales on the order of several milliseconds. The instrument has
near ms response (3 ms for NO, and < 10 ms for other oxides of N). This
will allow measurement of changes in concentration of NOx within an
engine cycle (2 revolutions for a 4-stroke cycle engine) and
correlation with other intra-cycle data such as cylinder pressure or
temperature. The purpose is to identify and determine mitigation
methods of NOx formation in internal combustion engines. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 28, 2007.
Docket Number: 07-017. Applicant: Stanford University, P.O. Box 20410,
Stanford, CA. Instrument: 1.1 Micron Wavelength Fiber Laser, Model:
Boostik 5 W. Manufacturer: Koheras A/S, Denmark. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used to study broadband propagation
through the atmosphere. The experiments include building and testing a
point-to-point freespace communication link operating in the 3.8 micron
waveband to verify the system design, using parametric frequency
conversion of telecom-like sources. It will also be used for graduate
student training. A high-power, cw, polarized laser source operating at
a wavelength of exactly 1.1 micron is essential. Application accepted
by Commissioner of Customs: April 9, 2007.
Docket Number: 07-026. Applicant: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied
Science, 1880 Pratt Dr., mc 0493, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Instrument:
Mass Spectrometer, Model Helios 600 NanoLab. Manufacturer: FEI Company,
Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to
be used in a centralized facility for creating and categorizing 3-
dimensional structures at the nanometer size scale. It is equipped with
an ion-beam column for ion milling, deposition and lithography, and an
electron column for high-resolution lithography and imaging. In
addition to nanoscale research it will be used for studies of other
materials by other departments at the university. Application accepted
by Commissioner of Customs: April 23,2007.Docket Number: 07-029.
Applicant: University of Washington, Chemistry Department, 36 Bagley
Hall, Seattle, WA 98195. Instrument: Femtosecond Laser. Manufacturer:
Femtolasers Produktions, GmbH, Austria. Intended Use: The instrument is
intended to be used for ultra-fast nonlinear optical far and near-field
microscopic investigations of nanoscale physical phenomena of
ferroelectric and semiconducting materials. Using near-field second and
fourth harmonic generation, the ferroelectric domain ordering of
manganites will be studied. These multiferroic materials are of great
interest due to their potential for nonvolatile storage devices. Using
photon echo and pump probe techniques, the electronic and vibrational
properties of semiconductor nanocrystals, particularly CdSe and PdSe,
will be used to study the effect of the quantum confinement on the
vibronic coupling. A femtosecond laser with with pulse durations of 10
fs and below pulse duration at more than 480 mW power will be necessary
for this work. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 8,
2007.
Docket Number: 07-030. Applicant: Lehigh University, 111 Research Dr.,
Bethlehem, PA 18015. Instrument: Low Voltage Transmission and Scanning
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: Delong Insruments A.s, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to detect
proteins of interest (actin, synapsin and Rab3a) in nerve terminals.
Immunolabeling of these proteins will be performed and the tissue will
be processed for transmission electron microscopy and the samples will
be examined. This unique TEM operates at a low voltage of 5 kV, which
enables obtaining of high-contrast images of non-osmicated samples,
which is crucial since osmication cannot be performed together with
immunolabeling. The TEM is capable of both fast and gradual changes in
magnification which is needed since nerve terminals are not readily
found in
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the preparations of neuromuscular tissue being examined. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 9, 2007.
Docket Number: 07-031. Applicant: University of Notre Dame, Fitzpatric
Hall, Notre Dame Indiana 46556. Instrument: Surface Roughness Analyzer.
Manufacturer: Elionix, Japan. Intended Use: The instrument is intended
to be used to study Al and other metal tunnel junctions,
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) related materials such as Al,
silicon dioxide and nitride and silicon. New imaging systems for
infrared detectors in the form of both nanoantennas and micro-
spectrometers will be fabricated. The instrument will be used to image
the devices formed at high magnification and also to accurately
determine their surface morphology. Measurement of step-coverage of
thin metal films with very high resolution is crucial for determining
if the nanometer scale, overlapped metal areas are properly formed. The
Elionix is essential to the work since it is the only instrument, to
their knowledge, that can perform surface roughness analysis using an
electron beam. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: May 9,
2007.
Docket Number: 07-032. Applicant: University of Missouri, Columbia,
Electron Microscopy Core Room W132, Veterinary Medicine Building, 1600
East Rollins St., Columbia, Mo 65211. Instrument: Electron Microscope,
Model Quanta 600 FEG. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic.
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in a University
Core Research Facility currently serving over 50 principal
investigators campus wide. Selective topics will be in the area of
nanodevices and microelectronics, nanoenergetic materials, organic
LED's and nanocomposites materials; bioremediation of toxic metals and
biochemistry of sulphate-reducing bacteria, characterization of
biosensors, and many other diverse topics. It will also be used for
student training in electron microscopy. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: May 15, 2007.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
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