[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21391]


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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 September 12, 2011. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 11-026. Applicant: Purdue University, 745 
Agriculture Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: SPSx 
Moisture Sorption Analyzer. Manufacturer: Projekt Messtechnik, Germany. 
Intended Use: The SPSx will be used to monitor the water-solid 
interaction behavior of food ingredients (both amorphous and 
crystalline) and blends of powdered food ingredients. The instrument 
monitors water-solid interactions by taking gravimetric measurement of 
samples continuously using a microbalance to monitor sample weight 
after exposure to the programmed relative humidity and temperature 
conditions. The SPSx is the leading instrument in monitoring multiple 
samples exposed to the same experimental conditions by use of a 
sampling wheel and enclosed top weighing balance, allowing for the 
measurement of up to 23 samples in a single experimental protocol. A 
unique feature of this instrument is that it monitors multiple samples 
at one time, ensuring that conditions do not vary from one experiment 
to the next. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no 
instruments of the same general category being manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 
23, 2011.

    Dated: August 16, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-21391 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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