[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11646]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Utah, Consortium for Astro-Particle Research, 
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 
3705, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, NW, 
Washington, D.C.
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 its order.
Docket Number: 09-007. Applicant: University of Utah, Consortium for 
Astro-Particle Research, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Instrument: Electron 
Light Source (ELS) accelerator. Manufacturer: University of Tokyo, 
Japan. Reasons: The instrument will be used as a component of a large 
ground Telescope Array, which will allow the scientists to calibrate 
the telescopes by generating a particle beam that accurately simulates 
a cosmic ray shower. Specifically, this instrument generates a precise 
amount of air fluorescence for the calibration of the Telescope Array's 
fluorescence telescopes. A unique feature of this instrument is that it 
must be able to calibrate the telescope with well time and energy 
characteristics of a cosmic ray generated extensive air shower and must 
be measured and stable at the 2-3% level.

    Dated: May 13, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-11646 Filed 5-18-09; 8:45 am]
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