[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40775-40776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17167]


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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 August 3, 2010. Address written comments 
to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Washington, D.C. 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: 10-043. Applicant: National Superconducting Cyclotron 
Laboratory of Michigan State University, 1 Cyclotron Laboratory, South 
Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824-1321. Instrument: Radio Frequency 
Quadropole Accelerator (RFQ). Manufacturer: Institut fur Angewandte 
Physik, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be a component of a 
larger linear accelerator system to accelerate isotopes for nuclear 
structure and nuclear astrophysics studies. The characteristics of the 
4-rod RFQ pertinent for the intended purpose are the reachable power 
and electrode voltage level, simple tuning of rod-voltage flatness, and 
simple resonance

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frequency tuning in order to guarantee the required ion beam 
properties. No other RFQ structure can deliver these features in the 
according frequency range of 80.5 MHz. As the experimental program 
conducted with reaccelerated beams spans the entire range of the 
periodic table of elements, the structure must ensure stable operation 
at low and high power.
No degradation of the beam quality due to thermal stress can be 
tolerated. No shortfall of the experimental program due to multi-
factoring of the RFQ can be accepted. Therefore a simple and reliable 
structure like the 4-rod RFQ is the best choice for the required task 
of reliable beam delivery. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are 
no similar instruments of the same general category as the foreign 
instrument being manufactured domestically. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: June 16, 2010.

    Dated: July 7, 2010.
Christopher Cassel,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-17167 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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