[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18015]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument

    Pursuant to section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended 
by Public Law 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 filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import 
Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2104, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, at the above 
address.
    Docket Number: 07-056. Applicant: Illinois Institute of Technology, 
3300 South Federal Street, Chicago, IL 60616. Instrument: Micro Test 
Pendulum with Hot-Stage Extension & Spherical Indenters. Manufacturer: 
Micro Materials Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument is 
intended to be used to investigate the micro-mechanical properties of 
metallic and inter-metallic material systems for structural 
applications. (2-3,5) Elevated temperature (>700 [deg]C) micro-
indentation tests will be performed on a range of experimental alloys 
and compounds to assist in an alloy development program. The System 
will be used to train graduate students and post-doctoral researchers 
as part of a research program on understanding the fundamental 
deformation mechanisms of high temperature structural materials.
    The micro test pendulum with hot-stage extension and spherical 
indenters is capable of testing materials at temperatures in excess of 
700 [deg]C or at a load capacity of 10kN. Both of these features are 
critical in the assessment of mechanical properties of high strength 
materials at elevated temperature. Also, the horizontal design of the 
System enables the insertion of a heat shield that prevents radiative 
heating of the sensitive electronics and allows for testing of 
specimens at temperatures in excess of 750 [deg]C. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: August 12, 2007.

Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18015 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
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