[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5768-5769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2650]


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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 February 27, 2012. 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 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 11-072. Applicant: University of California, Davis, 
NEAT ORU, One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Alexsys 1000 
Calorimeter. Manufacturer: Setaram Instrumentation, France. Intended 
Use: The instrument will be used to determine enthalpies of formation, 
phase transition, order-disorder, and other chemical reactions among 
oxides, silicates, nitrides, and other compounds of rare earths, 
actinides, and other metals. Research will focus on uranium,

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thorium, cerium, zirconium, and rare earth-based materials, and the 
properties of these materials in extreme environments. This instrument 
is unique in that it combines the sensitivity, long life, and 
reproducibility of thermopile sensors with a large internal working 
volume capable of containing the molten oxide solvents used for 
calorimetry and operating in the range 700-1000 degrees Celsius where 
such solvents are molten. Conventional differential scanning 
calorimeters, made by other companies, are completely different in 
design and do not feature the large sample volume surrounded by a 
sensitive detector that is essential for solution calorimetry. 
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: December 9, 2011.
    Docket Number: 12-001. Applicant: The Regents of the University of 
California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd M/S 
71R0259 Berkeley, CA 94720. Instrument: Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator 
``BELLA'' 1.3 petawatt laser system. Manufacturer: Thales Optronique 
S.A., France. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the 
phenomena of Laser Plasma Acceleration (LPA) at elevated peak power 
intensities and pulse repetition rates, achievable only with the BELLA 
laser system. Requirements of this system include that it is 
characterized by a short pulse, high intensity, Ti:sapphire laser able 
to demonstrate a 10 GeV laser-plasma accelerator module with a pulse 
energy of 40 Joules on target and a pulse duration of <40 femtoseconds 
at optimum compression with a repetition rate of 1HZ +/-5%. 
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: January 6, 2012.

    Dated: January 31, 2012.
Gregory Campbell,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-2650 Filed 2-3-12; 8:45 am]
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