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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 70 / Thursday, April 11, 2019 / Notices
Dated: April 5, 2019.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement
and Compliance.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments
[FR Doc. 2019–07199 Filed 4–10–19; 8:45 am]
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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 1, 2019.
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: 18–010. Applicant:
University of Connecticut, 91 North
Eagelville Road, Storrs, CT 06269.
Instrument: STED Confocal Microscope.
Manufacturer: Abberior Instruments
GmBH, Germany. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to study a
variety of biological material related to
medical research. Scientists at the
University of Connecticut will be able to
reveal the protein nano-structure of:
mouse/rat brain tissue and cells, mouse
colon tissue, fruit fly chromosomes,
mouse spinal cord tissue, and
mammalian or invertebrate cultured
cells. The experiments to be conducted
involve taking the material and
examining it with various wavelengths
of light to obtain fluorescent images of
cellular structures with high levels of
detail. The objectives pursued by
research with this equipment are
understanding of the normal and
pathological mechanisms of cellular
function relating to human health and
disease. The techniques used by
employing this equipment include using
the method of stimulated emission
depletion (STED), which enables the
visualization of high resolution,
microscopic structure of biological
specimens. 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
28, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Alternative Personnel Management
System (APMS) at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces
changes to the existing provisions of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s (NIST) Alternative
Personnel Management System (APMS)
published October 21, 1997 (62 FR
54604), and August 13, 2012 (77 FR
48128). NIST is modifying its current
APMS direct-hire authority to include
positions in the General Engineering,
801 series; General Physical Science,
1301 series; and Information
Technology Management, 2210 series at
the Pay Band III and above.
DATES: This notice is applicable on
April 11, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susanne Porch at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, (301)
975–2487 or Susanne.Porch@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Public Law 99–574, the
National Bureau of Standards
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987,
the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) approved a demonstration
project plan, ‘‘Alternative Personnel
Management System (APMS) at the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST),’’ and published the
plan in the Federal Register on October
2, 1987 (52 FR 37082). The published
demonstration project plan was
modified twice, once to clarify certain
NIST authorities (54 FR 21331, May 17,
1989) and once to revise the
performance appraisal system and the
pay administration system in order to
better link pay with performance (55 FR
39220, September 25, 1990). The APMS
was made permanent in Section 10 of
the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995, Public Law
104–113, 110 Stat. 775 (Mar. 7, 1996)
(codified at 15 U.S.C. 275 note), and the
project plan and subsequent
amendments were consolidated in the
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final APMS plan, which was published
in the Federal Register on October 21,
1997 (62 FR 54604). NIST published
eight subsequent amendments to the
final APMS plan: one on May 6, 2005
(70 FR 23996), which became effective
upon publication in the Federal
Register; one on July 15, 2008 (73 FR
40500), which became effective on
October 1, 2008; one on July 21, 2009
(74 FR 35841), which became effective
upon publication in the Federal
Register; one on January 5, 2011 (76 FR
539), which became effective upon
publication in the Federal Register; one
on June 19, 2012 (77 FR 36485), which
became effective upon publication in
the Federal Register; one on August 13,
2012 (77 FR 48128), which became
effective upon publication in the
Federal Register; one on August 24,
2012 (77 FR 51518), which became
effective upon publication in the
Federal Register; and one on September
24, 2015 (80 FR 57580), which became
effective upon publication in the
Federal Register. NIST also published a
correction to the final APMS plan on
July 21, 2009 (74 FR 35843), which
became effective upon publication in
the Federal Register.
On March 20, 2018, the Office of
Management and Budget unveiled the
fiscal year 2019 Presidential
Management Agenda (PMA) outlining a
long-term vision for modernizing the
Federal government in key areas that
would improve the ability of agencies to
deliver mission outcomes, provide
excellent service, and effectively
steward taxpayer dollars on behalf of
the American people. One aspect of the
PMA highlights the government need to
develop and manage the workforce of
the 21st century by simplifying and
expediting the hiring process for top
talent.
The APMS plan provides for
modifications to be made as experience
is gained, results are analyzed, and
conclusions are reached on how the
system is working. This notice formally
modifies the current APMS direct-hire
authority to include positions in the
General Engineering, 801 series; General
Physical Science, 1301 series; and
Information Technology Management,
2210 series at the Pay Band III and
above. The expanded direct-hire
authority will allow NIST to simplify
and expedite hiring for managers in
mission critical occupations, and, in
accordance with the PMA, take a step
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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 1, 2019. 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: 18-010. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 91
North Eagelville Road, Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument: STED Confocal
Microscope. Manufacturer: Abberior Instruments GmBH, Germany. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to study a variety of biological
material related to medical research. Scientists at the University of
Connecticut will be able to reveal the protein nano-structure of:
mouse/rat brain tissue and cells, mouse colon tissue, fruit fly
chromosomes, mouse spinal cord tissue, and mammalian or invertebrate
cultured cells. The experiments to be conducted involve taking the
material and examining it with various wavelengths of light to obtain
fluorescent images of cellular structures with high levels of detail.
The objectives pursued by research with this equipment are
understanding of the normal and pathological mechanisms of cellular
function relating to human health and disease. The techniques used by
employing this equipment include using the method of stimulated
emission depletion (STED), which enables the visualization of high
resolution, microscopic structure of biological specimens.
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 28, 2018.
Dated: April 5, 2019.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-07199 Filed 4-10-19; 8:45 am]
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