[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05535]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


South Dakota State University, et al., Notice of Consolidated 
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 5:00 p.m. in Room 
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order.
    Docket Number: 13-030. Applicant: South Dakota State University, 
Brookings, SD 57007. Instrument: iMIC Andromeda. Manufacturer: Till 
Photonics, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 78 FR 70536, November 
26, 2013. 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 order. 
Reasons: The instrument will be used to fluorescently label the 
macrophage colony stimulating factor (MCSF) and other signaling 
molecules in live primary bone marrow macrophages (BMMs). This 
instrument is the only confocal using a single micro lens disk, making 
it the only spinning disk system available that meets the needs for 
fast, multi fluorophore and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer 
experiments over a range of objective lens magnifications. Furthermore, 
it is the only instrument that can rapidly interchange custom 
dichtroich mirrors, which is essential for experiments relying on new 
fluorescent proteins.

    Docket Number: 13-043. Applicant: University of Colorado at 
Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309. Instrument: Cyclic Triaxial Testing Device. 
Manufacturer: Willie Geotechnik, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 
78 FR 70536-37, November 23, 2013. 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 order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to study the 
response of soils under monotonic static loading compared to 1-D and 2-
D cyclic loading, evaluate the influence of load amplitude and 
frequency content on the response of soils in terms of shear modulus 
and damping versus strain, and evaluate the influence of soil-content 
on its dynamic properties. It is critical to have the capability to 
simulate realistic static and dynamic stress conditions to the soil 
samples, which is facilitated by the instrument. The key specification 
in the research that was satisfied by the instrument is the ability to 
apply cyclic loading at high frequencies (up to about 30Hz) to simulate 
earthquake loading. The instrument is also capable of testing soil 
samples larger than 70mm, the pressure system/pressure controller has a 
resolution of 0.1 KPa which provides greater accuracy, and the load 
frame capacity for both static and dynamic loading is 25 KN.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-05535 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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