[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17620-17621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7493]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Colorado, et al.; 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 p.m. in Room 
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 10-034. Applicant: University of Colorado, Aurora, 
CO 80045. Instrument: Singer MSM System 300TSA. Manufacturer: Singer 
Instrument Co., Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 
11200, March 1, 2011. Comments: None

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received. Decision: Approved. Reasons: This instrument is unique 
because it has a motorized stage, which can be programmed to 
automatically move to predetermined positions, and the joystick 
electronic. 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: 10-077. Applicant: University of Chicago LLC, 
Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Batch Furnace. Manufacturer: NGK 
Insulators Ltd., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 11200, March 
1, 2011. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. Reasons: This 
batch furnace includes high distribution of the sample (multiple 
trays), which allows for faster drying and greater uniformity than a 
conventional furnace. This batch furnace also has an oxygen control 
system that has a 10kg batch size. 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: 11-001. Applicant: Michigan State University, East 
Lansing, MI 48824-1226. Instrument: Diode Pumped High Speed Nd: YAG 
laser system. Manufacturer: Edgewave GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See 
notice at 76 FR 11200, March 1, 2011. Comments: None received. 
Decision: Approved. Reasons: The main feature of the laser, which is 
particularly suited for the necessary application, is the beam profile 
(M\2\<2) and energy stability over lengthy operation times, which is 
critical when quantifying combustion species using PLIF over different 
operation modes. This is the only laser that can do sub 10 ns pulses 
with all the different specifications. 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.

    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-7493 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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