Howard Hughes Medical Institute, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 76457-76458 [2012-31314]
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synchronized to the Linac Coherent
Light Source II project’s ray probe
pulses with controllable inter-pulse
time delay. 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: December
17, 2012.
Docket Number: 12–063. Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
Instrument: Dilution Refrigerator with
9/2/2T Vector Superconducting Magnet.
Manufacturer: Leiden Cryogenics, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used, in conjunction
with the instrument imported under
docket 12–065, to develop ways for
preserving quantum information in a
way that is immune to a wide variety of
decoherence mechanisms, to program
fundamental couplings at near-atomic
scales, for the quantum simulation of
‘‘metasuperconductors,’’ and to develop
new mechanisms for the transfer of
quantum information between longlived localized states and delocalized
states. The samples to be studied are a
thin layer of LaAIO3 (LAO), grown on
SrTiO3, which undergoes a metal to
insulator transition when the LAO
thickness is greater than 3 unit cells.
The unique features of this instrument
are the ability to cool samples to T<50
mK using cryogen-free cooling where
possible, an integral cryogen-free 3 axis
vector magnet (>5/1/1 T), an integral
large field magnet (>18T), the ability to
rotate the orientation in a large field,
and scanning probe microscopy
capability at base temperature
(T<50mK). These features enable the
sample to be cooled below the
superconducting transition temperature
(Tc∼200mK), to be rotated in any
orientation relative to the magnetic
fields, allow the investigation of the
large spin-orbit field present in the
samples (Bso∼15T), and on nanometer
size scales gate, modify and probe
nanowire devices and quantum dot
arrays. 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: December
12, 2012.
Docket Number: 12–065. Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
Instrument: Motorized Two Axis
Sample Rotator for Dilution Refrigerator.
Manufacturer: Attocube Systems,
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used, in conjunction with the
instrument imported under docket 12–
063, to develop ways for preserving
quantum information in a way that is
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immune to a wide variety of
decoherence mechanisms, to program
fundamental couplings at near-atomic
scales, for the quantum simulation of
‘‘metasuperconductors,’’ and to develop
new mechanisms for the transfer of
quantum information between longlived localized states and delocalized
states. The samples to be studied are a
thin layer of LaAIO3 (LAO), grown on
SrTiO3, which undergoes a metal to
insulator transition when the LAO
thickness is greater than 3 unit cells.
The unique features of this instrument
are the ability to cool samples to T<50
mK using cryogen-free cooling where
possible, an integral cryogen-free 3 axis
vector magnet (>5/1/1 T), an integral
large field magnet (>18T), the ability to
rotate the orientation in a large field,
and scanning probe microscopy
capability at base temperature
(T<50mK). These features enable the
sample to be cooled below the
superconducting transition temperature
(Tc∼200mK), to be rotated in any
orientation relative to the magnetic
fields, allow the investigation of the
large spin-orbit field present in the
samples (Bso∼15T), and on nanometer
size scales gate, modify and probe
nanowire devices and quantum dot
arrays. 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: November
29, 2012.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–31309 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, et
al.; Notice of Consolidated 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. .106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part
301). Related records can be viewed
between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in
Room 3720, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC.
Comments: None received. Decision:
Approved. We know of no instruments
of equivalent scientific value to the
foreign instruments described below, for
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such purposes as each is intended to be
used, that was being manufactured in
the United States at the time of its order.
Docket Number: 12–048. Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument:
Micro-litre and nanolite dispensing
system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech
Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:
See notice at 77 FR 70141, November
23, 2012. 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 order. Reasons: The
instrument will be used to obtain
crystals of biological macromolecules
and complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the
determination of their threedimensional atomic resolution
structures. The unique features of this
instrument which are required for the
experiments are that it has a disposable
tip system, its speed of operation, and
its ability to deliver the small drops
required to perform the experiments.
Docket Number: 12–049. Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument:
Micro-litre and nanolitre dispensing
system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech
Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:
See notice at 77 FR 70141, November
23, 2012. 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 order. Reasons: The
instrument will be used to obtain
crystals of biological macromolecules
and complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the
determination of three-dimensional
atomic resolution structures. The
unique features of this instrument
which are required for the experiments
are that it has a disposable tip system,
its speed of operation, and its ability to
deliver the small drops required to
perform the experiments.
Docket Number: 12–050. Applicant:
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695. Instrument: Twinscrew Microcompounder. Manufacturer:
DSM, the Netherlands. Intended Use:
See notice at 77 FR 70142, November
23, 2012.
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
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used, that was being manufactured in
the United States at the time of order.
Reasons: The instrument will be used to
study biomaterials such as starches,
lignin, and proteins, and compare them
with styrenics and petroleum based
materials. The behavior of these
materials before, during, and after
physical or chemical modification, in
excess or limited water, without shear
or at high shear, as well as their
hydration, plasiticization or blending
with other oligomers will be
investigated. Moreover, foams will be
generated by the use of blending a
suitable blowing agent and/or the
carbonization of the materials to
determine their density, foam structure
and tensile and compression properties.
The goal of this project will be to
identify suitable technologies for
producing moldable biomass based
materials for applications presently
occupied by conventional plastics. The
core of this research will use rheology,
spectroscopies and thermal techniques
to follow macromolecular structures and
functions on the biopolymers after
applying the extruder. The unique
features of this instrument are its
recirculation loop and its ability to
connect to a fiber spinner.
Docket Number: 12–051. Applicant:
University of Central Florida, Orlando,
FL 32816. Instrument: Near Ambient
Pressure Scanning Probe Microscope.
Manufacturer: SPECS Surface Nano
Analysis, GmbH, Germany. Intended
Use: See notice at 77 FR 70141–42.
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 order. Reasons: The
instrument will be used to determine
the relationships between nanoparticle
size, shape and chemical state and their
catalytic activity in various chemical
reactions, by investigating solid
cataltically-active materials such as
transition metals and examining their
chemical states and chemical reactivity
before and after applying a specified
pressure and temperature inside a
vacuum chamber inside the instrument.
The unique features of this instrument
include its small volume (0.045 L)
reaction cell in which the sample and
STM scanner are placed, which can
maintain a pressure of up to 100 mbar
while the surrounding large volume
(>100 L) Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV)
chamber maintains a pressure lower
than 10¥6 mbar, allowing the sample to
be held at a controlled pressure ranging
from UHV up to 100 mbar while
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measurements are recorded, and can be
easily integrated into a system of other
UHV measurement instruments to
transfer the sample to other
measurement chambers. In addition to
pressure control, another unique feature
of the instrument is its ability to control
the temperature from room temperature
to 300 degrees Celsius in a gaseous
environment (up to 10 mbar).
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office,
Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–31314 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC331
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Spiny
Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands; Exempted Fishing
Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Dr. David
Olsen (St. Thomas Fisherman’s
Association). If granted, the EFP would
authorize contracted commercial
fishermen to temporarily possess
undersized and berried Caribbean spiny
lobster for non-lethal sampling (tagging)
during the course of their normal fishing
activities. This non-lethal sampling
would include implanting a tag on each
spiny lobster before releasing the lobster
with minimal harm. Data will be
collected and analyzed to determine
spiny lobster growth and movement
patterns, and an attempt will be made
to estimate the spiny lobster population
size in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Currently, data on U.S. Caribbean spiny
lobster life history are limited,
particularly growth rates and abundance
patterns. Additional life history
information would provide the
Caribbean Fishery Management Council
(Council) and NMFS valuable data that
may be used for future management of
spiny lobster. The EFP would also seek
to temporarily retain a sample number
of spiny lobsters at a designated facility
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for a study to assess tag mortality and
retention.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on
January 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the application by any of the
following methods:
• Email: Britni.Tokotch@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the email
comment the following document
identifier: ‘‘Olsen EFP 2012’’.
• Mail: Britni Tokotch, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request to any of the above
addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Britni Tokotch, 727–824–5305; email:
Britni.Tokotch@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
The described research is part of a life
history study of Caribbean spiny lobster
and intends to collect data on growth
and movement patterns and to estimate
the spiny lobster population abundance
in the Federal waters of the Caribbean.
The study also intends to conduct
research on tag mortality and retention
on spiny lobsters. Lobsters will be
collected using commercial fishing
vessels as part of the vessels normal
fishing trips in the Federal waters of St.
Croix and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin
Islands. Spiny lobsters would be
collected within the 100-fathom (183-m)
depth contour of these areas using
commercial lobster trap gear. The study
would take place from the date of
effectiveness of the EFP through August
31, 2013, or until the requested number
of lobsters have been tagged.
The proposed collection for scientific
research involves activities that would
otherwise be prohibited by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622, as they pertain to
Caribbean spiny lobster managed by the
Council. The EFP would exempt this
research activity from Federal
regulations at § 622.32(b)(1)(iii)
(Prohibited and limited harvest species)
and § 622.37(b) (Size limits).
If granted, the EFP would authorize
the tagging of 5,000 spiny lobsters
(3,000 from St. Thomas Federal waters
and 2,000 from St. Croix Federal
waters). Floy spaghetti tags would be
attached to the lobster in the gap
between the tail and carapace. Tagging
would include both legal size lobsters as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, et al.; Notice of Consolidated
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. .106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).
Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC.
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
Docket Number: 12-048. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Micro-litre and nanolite dispensing
system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:
See notice at 77 FR 70141, November 23, 2012. 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 order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to
obtain crystals of biological macromolecules and complexes such as
ribonucleic acid, proteins, and ribosomes to enable the determination
of their three-dimensional atomic resolution structures. The unique
features of this instrument which are required for the experiments are
that it has a disposable tip system, its speed of operation, and its
ability to deliver the small drops required to perform the experiments.
Docket Number: 12-049. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Micro-litre and nanolitre dispensing
system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:
See notice at 77 FR 70141, November 23, 2012. 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 order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to
obtain crystals of biological macromolecules and complexes such as
ribonucleic acid, proteins, and ribosomes to enable the determination
of three-dimensional atomic resolution structures. The unique features
of this instrument which are required for the experiments are that it
has a disposable tip system, its speed of operation, and its ability to
deliver the small drops required to perform the experiments.
Docket Number: 12-050. Applicant: North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695. Instrument: Twin-screw Microcompounder.
Manufacturer: DSM, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 77 FR
70142, November 23, 2012.
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
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used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time of
order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to study biomaterials such
as starches, lignin, and proteins, and compare them with styrenics and
petroleum based materials. The behavior of these materials before,
during, and after physical or chemical modification, in excess or
limited water, without shear or at high shear, as well as their
hydration, plasiticization or blending with other oligomers will be
investigated. Moreover, foams will be generated by the use of blending
a suitable blowing agent and/or the carbonization of the materials to
determine their density, foam structure and tensile and compression
properties. The goal of this project will be to identify suitable
technologies for producing moldable biomass based materials for
applications presently occupied by conventional plastics. The core of
this research will use rheology, spectroscopies and thermal techniques
to follow macromolecular structures and functions on the biopolymers
after applying the extruder. The unique features of this instrument are
its recirculation loop and its ability to connect to a fiber spinner.
Docket Number: 12-051. Applicant: University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL 32816. Instrument: Near Ambient Pressure Scanning Probe
Microscope. Manufacturer: SPECS Surface Nano Analysis, GmbH, Germany.
Intended Use: See notice at 77 FR 70141-42. 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 order. Reasons: The instrument will be
used to determine the relationships between nanoparticle size, shape
and chemical state and their catalytic activity in various chemical
reactions, by investigating solid cataltically-active materials such as
transition metals and examining their chemical states and chemical
reactivity before and after applying a specified pressure and
temperature inside a vacuum chamber inside the instrument. The unique
features of this instrument include its small volume (0.045 L) reaction
cell in which the sample and STM scanner are placed, which can maintain
a pressure of up to 100 mbar while the surrounding large volume (>100
L) Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) chamber maintains a pressure lower than
10-6 mbar, allowing the sample to be held at a controlled
pressure ranging from UHV up to 100 mbar while measurements are
recorded, and can be easily integrated into a system of other UHV
measurement instruments to transfer the sample to other measurement
chambers. In addition to pressure control, another unique feature of
the instrument is its ability to control the temperature from room
temperature to 300 degrees Celsius in a gaseous environment (up to 10
mbar).
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-31314 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
