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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 April 24,
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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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 12–008. Applicant:
Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle
Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to study the interfacial
wetting phenomena and develop robust
superhydrophobic surfaces for anticorrosion and anti-icing surfaces. The
experiments will involve the
examination of evaporation,
condensation, and icing of water
droplets on nanostructured surfaces.
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 8,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–009. Applicant:
Humboldt State University Sponsored
Programs Foundation, 1 Harpst St.,
Arcata, CA 95521. Instrument: Electron
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
Company, Czech Republic. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used in
research activities including olfactory
epithelium of amphibians, plant
gravitropism, analyses of high
temperature and high pressure
mineralogy and petrology experiments,
analyses of the microstructures and rock
textures formed in active fault zones,
and the weathering properties of
minerals and formation of soils.
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 5,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–010. 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 for medical
research; the proteins to be studied are
often malfunctioning in diseases such as
diabetes, cancer and heath disease, and
understanding how the proteins are
built can help in understanding what
goes wrong and help to design
pharmaceuticals to correct the problem.
The instrument will also be used to
teach students in the use of electron
microscopy for protein structure
determination. Justification for DutyFree Entry: There are no instruments of
the same general category manufactured
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in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
March 19, 2012.
Docket Number: 12–012. Applicant:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, 1617
Cole Blvd. Golden, CO 80401–3305.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used in part as rapid feedback
for synthesis of inorganic solution
fabricated nanocrystals. By allowing a
user to image their sample immediately
following synthesis, the tool will allow
development of new material with
better monodispersity, size and shape
control. The main experiments to be
conducted are imaging at low and high
resolution, with additional capabilities
such as material identification using
EDAX and electron diffraction.
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 19,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–014. Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, 1200
E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to study semiconductors
and heterogeneous catalysts in order to
accelerate the rate of discovery of Earthabundant, robust materials that can
capture and convert the energy of
sunlight into chemical fuels. The
objective is to quantitatively
characterize material morphology,
conductivity and composition, which
will aid in analyzing results from
performance testing via
electrochemistry and other techniques.
The instrument will enable higherprecision nano-micro scale images of
the materials, and it will also allow
elemental analysis and current
mapping. 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 19,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–015. Applicant:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1700 Y
St., Lincoln, NE 68588. Manufacturer:
FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used for
detailed characterization of surface and
near-surface topography, dimensions,
and elemental composition of chiral
nanostructured hybrid materials, novel
low work function and semiconducting
materials, nanoscale hard magnet
materials, as well as many other metals,
ceramics, and composite materials. The
properties to be studied are magnetic,
electronic, mechanical, optical, and
other properties that are enhanced or
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attained because the materials are
nanoscale or novel in structure.
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 21,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–016. Applicant:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1700 Y
St., Lincoln, NE 68588–0645.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used for detailed
characterization of surface and nearsurface topography, dimensions, and
elemental composition of chiral
nanostructured hybrid materials, novel
low work function and semiconducting
materials, nanoscale hard magnet
materials, as well as many other metals,
ceramics, and composite materials. The
properties to be studied are magnetic,
electronic, mechanical, optical, and
other properties that are enhanced or
attained because the materials are
nanoscale or novel in structure.
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 21,
2012.
Dated: March 28, 2012.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
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Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Pier 36/Brannan
Street Wharf Project in the San
Francisco Bay, CA
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) implementing regulations,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) to the Port of San
Francisco (Port), allowing the take of
small numbers of marine mammals, by
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Level B harassment only, incidental to
pile driving during construction of the
Brannan Street Wharf.
DATES: Effective May 1, 2012, through
April 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA, the
application, and the Environmental
Assessment are available by writing to
Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 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:
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,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by United States
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
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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 May 6, 2011, NMFS received an
application from the USACE, on behalf
of the Port, requesting an IHA for the
take, by Level B harassment, of small
numbers of Pacific harbor seals (Phoca
vitulina), California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus), gray whales
(Eschrichtius robustus), and Pacific
harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
incidental to pile driving activities
during construction of the Brannan
Street Wharf in San Francisco,
California. In accordance with the
MMPA and implementing regulations,
NMFS issued a notice in the Federal
Register on October 26, 2011 (76 FR
66274), requesting comments from the
public on the proposed IHA.
Description of the Specified Activity
A complete description of the
specified activity may be found in
NMFS’ proposed IHA notice in the
Federal Register (76 FR 66274, October
26, 2011) and a summary is provided
here. The project will involve
construction of a pile-supported park
that will be known as the ‘‘Brannan
Street Wharf’’ and will replace the
existing Pier 36 and provide recreational
space for the public. The project will
require installation of 261 steel and
concrete piles and 57,000 square feet
(ft2) of new decking. Installation of the
261 steel and concrete piles will require
in-water pile driving that could produce
high-intensity sound and has the
potential to harass marine mammals. A
breakdown of pile size and type is
shown in Table 1.
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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 April 24, 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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 12-008. Applicant: Stevens Institute of Technology,
Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Instrument: Electron
Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use:
The instrument will be used to study the interfacial wetting phenomena
and develop robust superhydrophobic surfaces for anti-corrosion and
anti-icing surfaces. The experiments will involve the examination of
evaporation, condensation, and icing of water droplets on
nanostructured surfaces. 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 8, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-009. Applicant: Humboldt State University
Sponsored Programs Foundation, 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521.
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in research
activities including olfactory epithelium of amphibians, plant
gravitropism, analyses of high temperature and high pressure mineralogy
and petrology experiments, analyses of the microstructures and rock
textures formed in active fault zones, and the weathering properties of
minerals and formation of soils. 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 5, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-010. 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 for medical research; the proteins to be
studied are often malfunctioning in diseases such as diabetes, cancer
and heath disease, and understanding how the proteins are built can
help in understanding what goes wrong and help to design
pharmaceuticals to correct the problem. The instrument will also be
used to teach students in the use of electron microscopy for protein
structure determination. 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 19,
2012.
Docket Number: 12-012. Applicant: Alliance for Sustainable Energy,
1617 Cole Blvd. Golden, CO 80401-3305. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used in part as rapid
feedback for synthesis of inorganic solution fabricated nanocrystals.
By allowing a user to image their sample immediately following
synthesis, the tool will allow development of new material with better
monodispersity, size and shape control. The main experiments to be
conducted are imaging at low and high resolution, with additional
capabilities such as material identification using EDAX and electron
diffraction. 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 19,
2012.
Docket Number: 12-014. Applicant: California Institute of
Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125. Manufacturer:
FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used
to study semiconductors and heterogeneous catalysts in order to
accelerate the rate of discovery of Earth-abundant, robust materials
that can capture and convert the energy of sunlight into chemical
fuels. The objective is to quantitatively characterize material
morphology, conductivity and composition, which will aid in analyzing
results from performance testing via electrochemistry and other
techniques. The instrument will enable higher-precision nano-micro
scale images of the materials, and it will also allow elemental
analysis and current mapping. 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
19, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-015. Applicant: University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
1700 Y St., Lincoln, NE 68588. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for detailed
characterization of surface and near-surface topography, dimensions,
and elemental composition of chiral nanostructured hybrid materials,
novel low work function and semiconducting materials, nanoscale hard
magnet materials, as well as many other metals, ceramics, and composite
materials. The properties to be studied are magnetic, electronic,
mechanical, optical, and other properties that are enhanced or
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attained because the materials are nanoscale or novel in structure.
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 21, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-016. Applicant: University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
1700 Y St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0645. Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The instrument will be used for detailed
characterization of surface and near-surface topography, dimensions,
and elemental composition of chiral nanostructured hybrid materials,
novel low work function and semiconducting materials, nanoscale hard
magnet materials, as well as many other metals, ceramics, and composite
materials. The properties to be studied are magnetic, electronic,
mechanical, optical, and other properties that are enhanced or attained
because the materials are nanoscale or novel in structure.
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 21, 2012.
Dated: March 28, 2012.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
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