[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 107 (Friday, June 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 27018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Princeton University


Notice of Decision on Applications 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, 14\th\ 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: 09-013. Applicant: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 
08544. Instrument: Electron Beam Evaporator. Manufacturer: Plassys, 
France. Intended Use: See notice at 74 FR 20459, May 4, 2009. Reasons: 
This instrument can make low-defect aluminum Josephson junctions, a 
necessary component of all quantum bits. This evaporator is unique in 
that it offers full state rotation, in-situ angle control for bilayer 
Josephson junction fabrication and controlled oxidation. Stage rotation 
is necessary to fabricated Josephson junctions in a single deposition 
process, which is essential in fabricating devises with long coherence.

    Dated: June 1, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director Subsidies Enforcement Office Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-13194 Filed 6-4-09; 8:45 am]
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