[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58464-58466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24468]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Pittsburgh, et al.; Notice of Decision on 
Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    This is a decision pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, 
Scientific, and

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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.
    Docket Number: 15-015. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Instrument: Oxygraph-2K. Manufacturer: Oroboros 
Instruments Corp., Austria. Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 44936, 
July 28, 2015. 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 evaluate the various 
putative antidotes to reverse the effects of cyanide or sulfide 
toxicants on mitochondria in cultured cells. The instrument will be 
used to measure changes in oxygen consumption rates correlated with 
either changes in mitochondrial inner-membrane depolarization, changes 
in calcium fluxes between endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, or 
prevailing levels of hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide. The instrument 
is unique in its ability to allow routine measurements to be made with 
specifications summarized under the term ``high-resolution 
respirometry'', meaning the limit of detection of O2 flux is 
as low as 0.5 pmols-1cm-3, signal noise at zero 
oxygen concentration is < 0.05 [micro]M O2, oxygen back-
diffusion at zero oxygen at < 3 pmols-1cm-3, and 
oxygen consumption at air saturation and standard basic barometric 
pressure (100kPa) at 2.7  0.9 SD in at 37 degrees Celsius. 
The dual measurement capability of the instrument is also critical for 
the experiments.
    Docket Number: 15-022. Applicant: Purdue University, West 
Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Conical twin screw minicompounder. 
Manufacturer: Xplore, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 80 
FR 44936, July 28, 2015. 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 find improved 
formulations of polymer resins with improved mechanical, thermal, 
electrical and other properties using compounding, recirculation, 
master-batch mixing and additive mixing. The instrument satisfies 
several requirements for the experiments, including surface hardness of 
components at 2000 Vickers hardness, operational temperature to 450 
degrees Celsius, conical twin screw design, capability of both co- and 
counter-rotating, expandable to specialized screws for nanomaterial 
compounding, expandable to film line, fiber line, and injection molder, 
corrosive material tolerance (pH 0-14) and the ability to track 
viscosity.
    Docket Number: 15-024. Applicant: Institute for the Preservation of 
Cultural Heritage, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516. Instrument: 
Willard Multi-Function Table. Manufacturer: Willard, United Kingdom. 
Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 44936, July 28, 2015. 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 carry out conservation processes, for conservation fellows to 
develop and research methodologies of treatment and to instruct student 
conservators in structural conservation techniques. The surface of the 
table can be heated very precisely and evenly, air can be circulated 
under the surface to create downward pressure, air can also be passed 
through ducts which can be heated and can produce precisely controlled 
humidity, a vacuum system can be used to hold objects in place and can 
be operated independently of the humidification system, which is a 
unique feature of the instrument. Research into new techniques and the 
testing of adhesives and consolidants will be undertaken.
    Docket Number: 15-027. Applicant: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 
Lincoln, NE 68588-0645. Instrument: Photonic Professional GT-upgrade. 
Manufacturer: Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 80 
FR 44936-37, July 28, 2015. 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 research 
micro/nano 3D printing, micro/nano technology, materials, and novel 
laser-material interactions, using 3D laser lithography techniques 
integrating both two-photon polymerization (TPP) and multi-photon 
ablation (MPA). The instrument integrates both a precise piezo stage 
and a galvano scanner for a large-are and fast micro/nano-structuring. 
Multi-photon polymerization and multi-photon ablation will be 
investigated and applied for printing 3D micro/nano-structures of 
arbitrary geometries, especially those on plasmonics, photonics and 
microelectromechanical systems. The influence of degree of 
polymerization on the micro 3D printing will be studied for further 3D 
fabrication.
    Docket Number: 15-032. Applicant: The Trustees of Princeton 
University, Princeton, NJ 08540. Instrument: Helios Dual Beam. 
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 
80 FR 44936-37, July 28, 2015. 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 perform 
imaging on cross sections of nanoscale, biological, photonic and 
multifunctional materials, made at precise geometric locations at a 
very small scale. Additionally, it is used to cross-section through the 
exact center of an impression, or along planes parallel to a set of 
microstructural features. Standard methods are incapable of preparing 
cross sections with the requisite spatial precision. With its unique 
triple detection system located inside the column and immersion mode, 
the system is designed for simultaneous detector acquisition for 
angular and energy selective SE and BSE imaging. Fast access to very 
precise, clear information is guaranteed, not only top-down, but also 
on titled specimen or cross-sections. Additional below-the-lens 
detectors and a beam deceleration mode unsure that all signals are 
collected and no information is left behind. The instrument extends 
characterization with a versatile 110mm goniometer stage with tilt 
capability up to 90 degrees and optimal tripe in-column detection. 
Unique features of the instrument include the shortest time to 
nanoscale information using best in class Ga ion gun and Elstar 
Schlottky FESEM high resolution, stability and automation, sample 
management tailored to individual application needs, with the high 
flexibility 110mm and high stability 150mm piezo stages, the focused 
ion beam can mill any material to a very fine scale, and can make 
features with a high degree of accuracy at the nanoscale, with critical 
dimensions of less than 50 nm, rapidly

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design, create and inspect micro and nano-scale functional prototype 
devices and create 3D Nanoprototyping with a DualBeam, sharp, refined 
and charge-free contrast obtained from up to 6 integrated in-column and 
below-the-lens detectors, can mill difficult charging samples with 
charge neutralizer.
    Docket Number: 15-034. Applicant: Purdue University, West 
Lafayette, IN 47907. Instrument: Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser. 
Manufacturer: Edgewave GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 
44936-37, July 28, 2015. 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 enhance the 
fundamental understanding of propellant combustion so that safer and 
higher performance solid propellants can be designed and developed. The 
instrument is to be used for the measurement of flame radical species 
in propellant flames in real-time, using high-frame-rate (10-40kHz) 
imaging of the flame radical OH, produced in the reaction zone. The OH 
distribution is used to determine the burning mode for the propellant, 
and the laser system will give the capability to obtain high-frame-rate 
images of other propellants. The primary technique is high-frame-rate 
planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) imaging. The UV laser from a 
Credo dye laser, pumped by the Edgewave DPSS laser, is formed into a 
focused sheet using a combination of spherical and cylindrical lenses. 
The frequency of the UV beam is then tuned to a resonance transition 
for the OH radical and the OH radical is pumped from the ground state 
to an excited electronic state by absorbing a photon from the laser 
sheet. Once in the excited state, the OH radical can decay by emitting 
a photon (fluorescence). The fluorescence light is imaged using a high-
frame-rate intensified CMOS camera to produce an image of the OH 
distribution in the laser sheet, providing both time-and space-resolved 
information on the laser process. No domestic instruments have the 
required power, rep rate, and pulse length on the order of 10 
nanoseconds.

Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-24468 Filed 9-28-15; 8:45 am]
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