University of California, Berkely, et al.; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 70537 [2013-28354]
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Docket Number: 13–002. Applicant:
University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: High
Speed Atomic Force Microscope
(HSAFM). Manufacturer: Research
Institute of Biomolecule Metrology
(RIBM), Japan. Intended Use: See notice
at 78 FR 7399–7400, February 1, 2013.
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
for a number of experiments including
tracking the enzymatic activity of an
RNA II polymerase along its template, a
DNA gene, while synthesizing the
messenger RNA. Having access to higher
scan rates in an aqueous environment
will provide an unprecedented view of
transcription through nucleosomal
DNA. By visualizing transcription steps,
it is possible to precisely follow in real
time the dynamics of events that
accompany transcription by RNAP II
through the nucleosome including
spontaneous DNA unwrapping from the
core particle, histone transfer, and
histone dissociation under different
conditions while determining the main
factors that regulate nucleosome
stability/instability during transcription.
In addition to this capability, the
instrument will have the time and
spatial resolution to visualize individual
tubulin subunits as they arrive at the
microtubule end and will complement
cryo-EM studies at near nanometer
resolution on stabilized intermediates in
the assembly process. The unique
characteristics of this instrument are the
ability to capture images at a rate of up
to 15–20 frames per second, reading
scan rates as high as 25 frames per
second, resonant frequencies of 3.5 MHz
in air and 1.2 MHz in water, spring
constants of 0.2 N m¥1, a quality factor
in water of ∼2, and a response time in
water of ∼0.5 microseconds.
University of California, Berkely, et al.;
Notice of Decision on Application for
Duty-Free Entry of Scientific
Instruments
Dated: November 19, 2013.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office,
Enforcement and Compliance.
This is a decision pursuant to Section
6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
[FR Doc. 2013–28354 Filed 11–25–13; 8:45 am]
Transfer experiments over a range of
objective lens magnifications.
Furthermore, it is the only instrument
that can rapidly interchange custom
dichtroich mirrors, which is essential
for experiments relying on new
fluorescent proteins. 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: September
20, 2013.
Docket Number: 13–043. Applicant:
University of Colorado at Boulder, 1111
Engineering Drive 428 UCB, ECOT 514,
University of Colorado at Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309. Instrument: Cyclic
Triaxial Testing Device. Manufacturer:
Wille Geotechnik, Germany. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to
study the response of soils under
monotonic static loading compared to
1–D and 2–D cyclic loading, evaluate
the influence of load amplitude and
frequency content on the response of
soils in terms of shear modulus and
damping versus strain, and evaluate the
influence of soil-content on its dynamic
properties. It is critical to have the
capability to simulate realistic static and
dynamic stress conditions to the soil
samples, which is facilitated by the
instrument. The key specification in the
research that was satisfied by the
instrument is the ability to apply cyclic
loading at high frequencies (up to about
30Hz) to simulate earthquake loading.
The instrument is also capable of testing
soil samples larger than 70mm, the
pressure system/pressure controller has
a resolution of 0.1 KPa which provides
greater accuracy, and the load frame
capacity for both static and dynamic
loading is 25 KN. Justification for DutyFree Entry: There are no instruments of
the same general category manufactured
in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
September 26, 2013.
Dated: November 19, 2013.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement,
Enforcement and Compliance.
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University of California, Berkely, et al.; Notice of Decision on
Application 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 5:00 p.m. in Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC.
Docket Number: 13-002. Applicant: University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: High Speed Atomic Force
Microscope (HSAFM). Manufacturer: Research Institute of Biomolecule
Metrology (RIBM), Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 78 FR 7399-7400,
February 1, 2013. 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 for a number of
experiments including tracking the enzymatic activity of an RNA II
polymerase along its template, a DNA gene, while synthesizing the
messenger RNA. Having access to higher scan rates in an aqueous
environment will provide an unprecedented view of transcription through
nucleosomal DNA. By visualizing transcription steps, it is possible to
precisely follow in real time the dynamics of events that accompany
transcription by RNAP II through the nucleosome including spontaneous
DNA unwrapping from the core particle, histone transfer, and histone
dissociation under different conditions while determining the main
factors that regulate nucleosome stability/instability during
transcription. In addition to this capability, the instrument will have
the time and spatial resolution to visualize individual tubulin
subunits as they arrive at the microtubule end and will complement
cryo-EM studies at near nanometer resolution on stabilized
intermediates in the assembly process. The unique characteristics of
this instrument are the ability to capture images at a rate of up to
15-20 frames per second, reading scan rates as high as 25 frames per
second, resonant frequencies of 3.5 MHz in air and 1.2 MHz in water,
spring constants of 0.2 N m-1, a quality factor in water of
~2, and a response time in water of ~0.5 microseconds.
Dated: November 19, 2013.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-28354 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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