[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 30377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application 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 filed within 20 days with the Statutory Import 
Programs Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution 
Ave., NW., Room 2104, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.
    Docket Number: 08-016. Applicant: University of Colorado, 572 UCB, 
Boulder, CO 80309-0572. Instrument: Three-Channel Digital Radio Vector 
Field Sensor (RVFS). Manufacturer: Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 
Sweden. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in a 
scientific project on the verification of the theory of multiple 
scattering of HF signals in the ionosphere with small-scale 
irregularities. The RVFS must have a capability to work with dipole 
antennas of two different lengths (1 m and 3 m) and a capability to 
oversample the output l&Q data. These specifications enable the 
instrument to operate in both mobile-mount and stationary conditions. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 30, 2008.
    Docket Number: 08-017. Applicant: City College of the City 
University of New York, 160 Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031. 
Instrument: Ultrabroadband. Ti: Sapphire Laser Model Rainbow-DFG. 
Manufacturer: Femtolasers, Inc., Austria. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used to develop experimental tools necessary to characterize 
ultrafast phenomena. A unique characteristic of this instrument is that 
it must generate optical pulses of less than 7 femtoseconds.
    The amplifier system will be coupled with a 6 femtosecond laser and 
streak camera system to provide high spatial, high temporal and high 
spectral resolution for characterization, tunneling and carrier/phonon 
dynamics studies for nanoscale semiconductor quantum structures and 
devises. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 24, 
2008.
    Docket Number: 08-018. Applicant: Washington University, One 
Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. Instrument: Modular Hot Cell--
COMECER Model MIP1-1P-1350. Manufacturer: COMECER, Italy. Intended Use: 
The instrument will be used to evaluate the kinetics, biodistribution 
stability, dosimetry and safety of PET radiopharmaceuticals i.e., 
[18F]FHBG. The hot cell MIP1350 will house an automated chemistry 
module used to synthesize [18F]FHBG. Unique features of this instrument 
include a sealed enclosure independent of the door as well as stainless 
steel enclosures. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
April 29, 2008.

    Dated: May 16, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11561 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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