[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23660-23661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9607]


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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 May 10, 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 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 12-011. Applicant: Cornell University, 120 Baker 
Lab, Ithaca, NY 14853. Instrument: Pixel Array Detector. Manufacturer: 
Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. Intended Use: This instrument will be used 
to determine the composition of molecules and visualizing their 
interaction sat the molecular level. Pertinent characteristics of this 
instrument include shutterless data collection, low noise, high dynamic 
range, high readout speed and very fine phi slicing, not available in 
conventional charge-coupled device detectors. Justification for Duty-
Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: March 22, 2012.
    Docket Number: 12-017. Applicant: Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 
South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Pilatus 100K-S 
Detector. Manufacturer: Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. Intended Use: This 
instrument will be used to measure time evolution of x-ray diffraction 
signals from a variety of materials, including complex oxides and to 
determine the time-dependent atomic arrangements in those materials. 
Pertinent characteristics of this

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instrument include photon energy discrimination and gateable counting. 
The instrument also has a faster readout speed and better dynamic range 
than other detectors. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no 
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 22, 
2012.

    Dated: April 16, 2012.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-9607 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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