[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56157-56158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23275]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Chicago, 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: 11-030. Applicant: University of Chicago, Institute 
for Genomic Systems and Biology, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: Digital 
Scanned Laser Microscope. Manufacturer: Emblem GMBH, Germany. Intended 
Use: See notice at 76 FR 48803, August 9, 2011. 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. Reasons: The instrument 
will be used to study the functions and properties of biological 
materials, such as biomedical specimens, through microscopy imaging and 
recording of fluorescently labeled, light-sensitive samples. The DSLM 
is a new prototype not available commercially.
    Docket Number: 11-044. Applicant: University of Chicago, Argonne 
National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Magneto-optical Kerr 
Microscope System. Manufacturer: Evico Magnetics GmgH, Germany. 
Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 47148, August 4, 2011. 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. Reasons: The instrument 
will be used for real-time imaging of magnetic domains, as well as 
provide Kerr effect magnetic hysteresis loops, thereby providing 
important information on the reversal behavior in ferromagnetic films.
    Docket Number: 11-045. Applicant: University of California Santa 
Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5050. Instrument: Ultrasonic Fatigue 
Testing Equipment. Manufacturer: University of Natural Resources and 
Applied Life Sciences, Austria. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 
48803, August 9, 2011. 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. Reasons: The instrument is a highly specialized system 
for studying a wide range of materials used in very high cycle, high 
temperature applications, such as light metals, composite metal/
ceramics, titanium alloys and superalloys.
    Docket Number: 11-046. Applicant: University of California Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Instrument: Luminescence Reader. 
Manufacturer: Technical University of Denmark, Riso National 
Laboratory, Denmark. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 48803, August 9, 
2011. 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. 
Reasons: The instrument will be used to study the age of rock and 
sediment samples using thermoluminescence, optically stimulated 
luminescence and infrared luminescence.


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    Dated: September 2, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-23275 Filed 9-9-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P