[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 34491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14156]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 July 7, 2014. 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: 14-009. Applicant: Ohio State University, E447 Scott 
Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 201 
West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. Instrument: Diode pumped, solid 
state high speed Nd:YVO4 laser system. Manufacturer: Edgewave GmgH, 
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to conduct particle 
imaging velocimetry, and Rayleigh scattering and planar laser-induced 
fluorescence, to understand the fundamental roles of fluid turbulence 
on scalar mixing and reaction rates by studying fundamental fluid 
mechanics and chemical kinetics in turbulent flows with and without 
chemical reaction and combustion. The primary targets are non-reacting 
turbulent flows consisting of compressed air and combusting turbulent 
flows with fuels of methane and oxidizer of air. The products of 
combustion are water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. The instrument is 
required to operate over a broad range of experiment conditions with 
specific targets of repetition rates ranging from 1 to 50 kHz. At these 
repetition rates, a minimum output power of 20 Watts is required at all 
operating conditions. A high-quality beam profile of M\2\<2 is also 
needed. The pulse duration of the laser must also be less than 10 
nanoseconds. Without these characteristics, accurate velocity and 
scalar fields, including species concentration, temperature, and 
density cannot be measured. 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: April 
3, 2014.

    Dated: June 10, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-14156 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P