Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 34924-34925 [2017-15851]

Download as PDF 34924 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Importation of Tomatoes with Stems from the Republic of Korea into the United States. OMB Control Number: 0579–0371. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. As authorized by the PPA, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) regulates the importation of certain fruits and vegetables in accordance with the regulations contained in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56 through 319.56–61). Under the regulations, tomatoes with stems from the Republic of Korea may be imported into the United States under certain conditions. Need and Use of the Information: APHIS will use the following information collection activities to collect information: Registered pestexclusionary structure, monthly inspection of pest-exclusionary structures, records of trap placement, trapping for Bactrocera depressa, Trapping Mitigations and phytosanitary certificates with an additional declaration stating that the tomatoes were produced in accordance with the regulations. Description of Respondents: Businesses or other for profit; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 3. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 57. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Title: Importation of Fresh Baby Kiwi from Chili Under a Systems Approach. OMB Control Number: 0579–0374. Summary of Collection: Under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701– 7772), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to carry out operations or measures to detect, eradicate, suppress, control, prevent, or retard the spread of plant pests new to the United States or not known to be widely distributed VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 throughout the United States. The regulations ‘‘Subpart-Fruit and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319 56–58), prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are not widely distributed within the United States. The regulations allow fresh baby kiwi fruit from Chile to be imported into the continental United States subject to a system approach. The action is necessary in order to provide an alternative mitigation measure other than fumigation with methyl bromide. Need and Use of the Information: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will use the following activities to collect information: Phytosanitary Certificate, Production Site Registration, Labeling of Field Cartons or Containers, Bilateral Workplan, Low prevalence production site certification, and Phytosanitary Inspections. If the information is not collected, APHIS’ ability to protect the United States from exotic insect pest would be severely compromised. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 5. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 849. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–15805 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 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 August 16, 2017. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Room 3720. Docket Number: 17–009. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439–4873. Instrument: Electron Beams Position Processors. Manufacturer: Instrumentation Technologies, Slovenia. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to measure the precise position of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) storage ring electron beam with resolution of 50 to 100 nanometers from DC to 1000 kHz. It can also turn by turn position to the 1 micrometer level for fast 271 kHz (the turn by turn rate) beam position measurement, without which the required vertical beam stability of 400 nm will not be met. The instrument also has a daisy chain capability to accumulate and send all data from several bpm processors to the fast-orbitfeedback processor, without which data cannot be sent at 32 bpms to the local fast-orbit feedback processors at the same time. 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: May 4, 2017. Docket Number: 17–010. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. Instrument: DelayLine Trolley #2 (DLT2). Manufacturer: University of Cambridge/Cavendish Lab, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be flexure-mounted and voice-coil actuated on a motorized wheeled carriage inside each delay line pipe of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer. The instrument’s unique specifications include a wavelength of operation that covers both the visible and near infrared, between 600 nm and 2400 nm, and a limiting group-delay tracking limiting magnitude of H=14 to allow observations of extragalactic targets while tracking on the science object rather than a nearby reference star. 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: May 1, 2017. Docket Number: 17–011. Applicant: William Marsh Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: 3D Laser Lithography System. Manufacturer: Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to prepare materials for investigations of the mechanical, optical, electronic, and thermal properties of substrates for cell culture growth to better understand cancer propagation and tumors, E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices mechanical trusses with nanoscale structure to create and study light, strong composite materials and metal structures to understand and control optical properties of materials in new ways. The distinctive feature of the instrument is its computer control integrated with both sample-stage motion in three dimensions with nanoresolution, and longer-distance scanning mirror technology to cover large (hundreds of microns) distances quickly. 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: May 8, 2017. Docket Number: 17–012. Applicant: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, M/S 971–PROC, Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: Custom undulator magnetic system mfg’d. to LBNL spec. for an accelerator research facility; (1) 1st article & (21) production units. Manufacturer: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used as a core component of a free-electron-laser which produces xrays for scientific discovery. To reach sufficiently high magnetic field values (1.3 Tesla) the instrument requires magnets with maximum field energy and poles with the highest saturation fields. 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: May 26, 2017. Docket Number: 17–013. Applicant: William March Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Professional Lab-Device electrospraying/electrospinning Unit V2.0. Manufacturer: Yflow Nanotechnology Solutions, Spain. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to prepare samples and materials for experiments. The electrospinning and electrospraying capabilities of this instrument will allow studies of the mechanical, biodegradation, optical, architectural, drug elution, biocompatibility, and cell metabolism among other such properties as materials for basic science and engineering research. The instrument is unique in its capabilities to control climate, jet diameter, micro-droplet production, fibered core-shell capsule production, core-shell capsules, and co/ multi-axial designs. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 Commissioner of Customs: May 23, 2017. Dated: July 24, 2017. Gregory W. Campbell, Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2017–15851 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–583–859] Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) determines that imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. For information on the estimated weighted-average dumping margins of sales at LTFV, see the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable July 27, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or Kathryn Wallace, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1396 or (202) 482–6251, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 7, 2017, the Department published the Preliminary Determination of this antidumping duty (AD) investigation.1 The petitioners in this investigation are the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members.2 The mandatory respondents in this investigation are Power Steel Co., Ltd. (Power Steel) and Lo-Toun Steel and Iron Works Co., Ltd. (Lo-Toun). Following the Preliminary 1 See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 82 FR 12800 (March 7, 2017) (Preliminary Determination). 2 The Rebar Trade Action Coalition is comprised of Byer Steel Group, Inc., Commercial Metals Company, Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Nucor Corporation, and Steel Dynamics, Inc. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34925 Determination, Lo-Toun withdrew its participation as a mandatory respondent. A complete summary of the events that occurred since publication of the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Final Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice.3 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is available electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Access is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B–8024 of the Department’s main building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The scope of the investigation covers rebar from Taiwan. The Department did not receive any scope comments and has not updated the scope of the investigation since the Preliminary Determination. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I to this notice. Analysis of Comments Received The issues raised in the case briefs and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties in this investigation are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by parties and responded to by the Department in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached at Appendix II to this notice. Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), during April 2017, the Department verified the sales and cost data reported by Power Steel for use in our final determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting and production records, and original source documents provided by the respondent. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Taiwan’’ (Issues and Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15851]


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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 August 16, 2017. 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 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 17-009. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, 9700 South Cass 
Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Electron Beams Position 
Processors. Manufacturer: Instrumentation Technologies, Slovenia. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to measure the precise 
position of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) storage ring electron beam 
with resolution of 50 to 100 nanometers from DC to 1000 kHz. It can 
also turn by turn position to the 1 micrometer level for fast 271 kHz 
(the turn by turn rate) beam position measurement, without which the 
required vertical beam stability of 400 nm will not be met. The 
instrument also has a daisy chain capability to accumulate and send all 
data from several bpm processors to the fast-orbit-feedback processor, 
without which data cannot be sent at 32 bpms to the local fast-orbit 
feedback processors at the same time. 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: May 4, 2017.
    Docket Number: 17-010. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining 
and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. Instrument: 
DelayLine Trolley #2 (DLT2). Manufacturer: University of Cambridge/
Cavendish Lab, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
flexure-mounted and voice-coil actuated on a motorized wheeled carriage 
inside each delay line pipe of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory 
Interferometer. The instrument's unique specifications include a 
wavelength of operation that covers both the visible and near infrared, 
between 600 nm and 2400 nm, and a limiting group-delay tracking 
limiting magnitude of H=14 to allow observations of extragalactic 
targets while tracking on the science object rather than a nearby 
reference star. 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: May 1, 2017.
    Docket Number: 17-011. Applicant: William Marsh Rice University, 
6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: 3D Laser Lithography 
System. Manufacturer: Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to prepare materials for investigations of the 
mechanical, optical, electronic, and thermal properties of substrates 
for cell culture growth to better understand cancer propagation and 
tumors,

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mechanical trusses with nanoscale structure to create and study light, 
strong composite materials and metal structures to understand and 
control optical properties of materials in new ways. The distinctive 
feature of the instrument is its computer control integrated with both 
sample-stage motion in three dimensions with nano-resolution, and 
longer-distance scanning mirror technology to cover large (hundreds of 
microns) distances quickly. 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: May 8, 
2017.
    Docket Number: 17-012. Applicant: Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, M/S 971-PROC, Berkeley, CA 94720. 
Instrument: Custom undulator magnetic system mfg'd. to LBNL spec. for 
an accelerator research facility; (1) 1st article & (21) production 
units. Manufacturer: Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used as a core component of a free-
electron-laser which produces x-rays for scientific discovery. To reach 
sufficiently high magnetic field values (1.3 Tesla) the instrument 
requires magnets with maximum field energy and poles with the highest 
saturation fields. 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: May 26, 2017.
    Docket Number: 17-013. Applicant: William March Rice University, 
6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Professional Lab-Device 
electrospraying/electrospinning Unit V2.0. Manufacturer: Yflow 
Nanotechnology Solutions, Spain. Intended Use: The instrument will be 
used to prepare samples and materials for experiments. The 
electrospinning and electrospraying capabilities of this instrument 
will allow studies of the mechanical, biodegradation, optical, 
architectural, drug elution, biocompatibility, and cell metabolism 
among other such properties as materials for basic science and 
engineering research. The instrument is unique in its capabilities to 
control climate, jet diameter, micro-droplet production, fibered core-
shell capsule production, core-shell capsules, and co/multi-axial 
designs. 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: May 23, 2017.

    Dated: July 24, 2017.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-15851 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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