Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 20953 [2011-9107]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2011 / Notices techniques will be utilized to observe the samples. 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: March 11, 2011. Docket Number: 11–024. Applicant: Mayo Clinic. 200 First St SW Rochester, MN 55905. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to evaluate tissue looking for ultrastructural indicators of disease, as well as other experiments including cell culture morphology, transplant and host tissue interactions, and implant artifacts and breakage. Techniques to be used include standard transmission electron microscopy preparative procedures as well as specialized techniques including immunoelectron microscopy, negative staining and electron tomography. 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: March 14, 2011. Docket Number: 11–025. Applicant: California State University—Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: Neaspec GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study plasmonic metal-based materials as well as phonon modes of thin surfaces such as silica, silicon nitride or silicon carbide materials. Experiments will be performed using near-field microscopy measurements, coupling light with an atomic microscope tip and recording optical signals in amplitude and phase. 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: March 30, 2011. Dated: April 8, 2011. Gregory Campbell, Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office. [FR Doc. 2011–9108 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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– VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Apr 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 May 4, 2011. 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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Room 3720. Docket Number: 11–023. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC., 9700 South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Mythen 1K Detector System. Manufacturer: Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) to study the electronic structure of highly correlated systems. This instrument is unique in that it has a small pixel pitch (50 microns); high detection efficiency, single photon counting with high dynamic range; and a small, lightweight and compact design. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 29, 2011. Dated: April 8, 2011. Gregory Campbell, Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office. [FR Doc. 2011–9107 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration University of Colorado, et al.; Notice of 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 p.m. in Room 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC. Docket Number: 11–009. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne, LLC., Lemont, IL 60439–4873. Instrument: Electrode Coater. Manufacturer: A–Pro Co., Ltd., South Korea. Intended Use: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20953 See notice at 76 FR 11200, March 1, 2011. 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 its order. Reasons: This instrument is unique in that it is semiautomated and suitable for a laboratory environment, and specially tailored for lithium-ion electrodes. Docket Number: 11–010. Applicant: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706. Instrument: Vitrobot Mark IV. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 11200, March 1, 2011. 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 its order. Reasons: This instrument is unique in following ways: the instrumental parameters must be computer controlled and enable storing of parameter protocols, including humidity, blotting time and pressure, and equilibration time; mitigation of errors must be derived from the handling of TEM grids including loading, application of sample, plunging, and transfer to storage by automating some of these tasks; and sample blotting must be done automatically with user controlled programmable blot times and pressures. Docket Number: 11–011. Applicant: National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University. Instrument: Differential Plunger Device. Manufacturer: Institut fur Kernphysik-Universitat zu koln (Cologne University), Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 1120, March 1, 2011. 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 its order. Reasons: The instrument is specific to the research in level lifetime measurements of rare isotopes. Docket Number: 11–014. Applicant: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Vibration Test System-Shaker in Trunion with Matching Amplifier and Cooling Blower. Manufacturer: TIRA, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 11200, March 1, 2011. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1

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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 May 4, 2011. 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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 11-023. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC., 9700 
South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Mythen 1K Detector 
System. Manufacturer: Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used for resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) 
to study the electronic structure of highly correlated systems. This 
instrument is unique in that it has a small pixel pitch (50 microns); 
high detection efficiency, single photon counting with high dynamic 
range; and a small, lightweight and compact design. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: March 29, 2011.

    Dated: April 8, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-9107 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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