[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42889-42890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17765]


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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 September 9, 2019. 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: 19-002. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, 
Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: S1-S3 magnets. Manufacturer: 
Danfysik, Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument(s) are the components 
of a 4th generation synchrotron accelerator, i.e., the Advanced Photon 
Source Upgrade (APSU) accelerator, one of the most technologically 
complex machines in the world. APSU is a non-profit research facility 
which provides ultra-bright, high-energy x-ray beams to more than 5000 
(and growing) scientists from across the United States. These 
scientists come from universities, medical schools, and other research 
institutions. Their research covers nearly every scientific discipline, 
from materials science to biology, chemistry, environmental, geological 
and planetary science and fundamental physics. APS provide x-ray beams 
of a broad parameters that allow them to collect data in unprecedented 
detail and in amazingly short time frames. According to the applicant, 
the research results achieved through APS will make real and positive 
impact on our technologies, health, economy and fundamental 
understanding of the materials that make up our world. 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 2, 2019.
    Docket Number: 19-003. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, 
Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Canted Undulator Front-End Fixed 
Masks and Photon Shutters. Manufacturer: Strumenti Scientific CINEL 
S.R.L., Italy. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to assemble 
the new canted undulator front ends for the Advanced Photon Source 
upgrade. The front end consists of a series of components that connect 
the storage ring to the user beamline in order to deliver a photon beam 
that will be used as a three-dimensional X-ray microscope for 
experimental purposes. The properties of the materials studied include 
but are not limited to grain structure, grain boundary and interstitial 
defects and morphology. These properties are not only studied at 
ambient environments but also under high pressure, temperature, stress 
and strain. The objective is to further the understanding of different 
materials and material properties. 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, 2019.
    Docket Number: 19-004. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC., Operatory of Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, 
Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Unipolar polar supplies. 
Manufacturer: Danfysik, Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument is part 
of a complex machine to be used for basic research that provides a very 
stable and filtered direct current (DC) to power electromagnet to bend, 
focus and correct electrons particle (e-) in a multi bend achromat 
(MBA) storage ring (SR). The nominal current varies from 100 A to 300A 
and the required stability and ripple is better than 10 parts per 
million (<10 ppm). The equipment should comply with APS safety 
standards and mechanical dimensions to be installed in existing racks. 
According to the applicant, APS-U is approaching a new era in science 
and engineering, one that promises a revolutionary understanding of 
complex materials and chemical processes across the entire hierarchy of 
lengthscales and timescales. This understanding demands that we move 
beyond exploration of equilibrium phenomena and beyond models based on 
idealized materials and systems, to be able to create new states and 
achieve extraordinary new functions. The improvements in photon beam

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properties, combined with rapid, ongoing advances in x-ray optics, 
insertion devices, detectors, computing and theory will make it 
possible for researchers at x-ray light sources to explore a new 
landscape of scientific problems that previously were completely 
inaccessible. 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 5, 2019.
    Docket Number: 19-006. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operatory of Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, 
Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Q4 and Q5 magnets. Manufacturer: 
Danfysik, Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument(s) are the components 
of a 4th generation synchrotron accelerator, i.e., the Advanced Photon 
Source Upgrade (APSU) accelerator, one of the most technologically 
complex machines in the world. APSU is an non-profit research facility, 
that will provide ultra-bright, high-energy x-ray beams to more than 
5000 (and growing) scientists from across the United States. The 
research covers nearly every scientific discipline, from materials 
science to biology, chemistry, environmental, geological and planetary 
science and fundamental physics. APS provide x-ray beams of a broad 
parameters that allow them to collect data in unprecedented detail and 
in amazingly short time frames. According to the applicant, the 
research results achieved will constantly make real and positive impact 
on our technologies, health, economy and fundamental understanding of 
the materials that make up our world. 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 8, 2019.
    Docket Number: 19-007. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, 
Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Fixed Masks, Photon Shutters, Grid 
Masks. Manufacturer: Strumenti Scientific CINEL S.R.L., Italy. Intended 
Use: The instrument and components will be used to assemble the new 
high heat load front ends for the Advanced Photon Source upgrade. The 
front end consists of a series of components that connect the storage 
ring to the user beamline to deliver a photon beam that will be used as 
a three-dimensional X-ray microscope for experimental purposes. The 
materials/phenomena studied vary from material properties analysis, 
protein mapping for pharmaceutical companies, X-ray imaging and 
chemical composition, but are not limited to grain structure, grain 
boundary and interstitial defects and morphology under high pressure, 
temperature, stress and strain. 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 19, 2019.
    Docket Number: 19-009. Applicant: Fermi Research Alliance (FRA), 
Kirk & Pine Street, Batavia, IL 60510. Instrument: Linac Coherent Light 
Source II (LCLS-II) cryomodules' vacuum vessels. Manufacturer: Wuxi 
Creative Technologies Company, Ltd., WXCX, China. Intended Use: The 
instrument will be used to study scientific research including the 
studies of elementary particles. Each vessel is assembled with other 
components to form a CW cryomodule. The Vessel is a cylindrical vacuum 
shell that the cold mass upper assembly (``Assembly'') is inserted 
into. The Vessel provides the insulating vacuum and other necessary 
conditions to cool down and operate the cryomodules in the LCLS-II 
upgrade. 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 25, 2019.

    Dated: August 14, 2019.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-17765 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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