[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78116-78117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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

    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). On 
October 19, 2020, the Department of Commerce published a notice in the 
Federal Register requesting public comment on whether instruments of 
equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which the instruments 
identified in the docket(s) below are intended to be used, are being 
manufactured in the United States. See Application(s) for Duty-Free 
Entry of Scientific Instruments, 85 FR 66305, October 19, 2020 
(Notice). We received no public comments. Related records can be viewed 
through prior arrangement with Ms. Dianne Hanshaw at 
[email protected].
    Docket Number: 20-003. Applicant: Rice University, Department of 
Microengineering, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: 
Ultrasonic Linear Piezo Stage and controller. Manufacturer: Xeryon, 
Belgium. Intended Use: See Notice at 85 FR 66305, October 19, 2020. 
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 were 
being manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: 
According to the applicant, the instrument will be used to study 
automatic and large-scale surgical implantation of nanoelectrode 
threads into rodent and primate brains. Specifically, a platform is 
developed that can insert 8 ultraflexible nanoelectrode threads (uNETs) 
into the brain simultaneously and independently, while each insertion 
site is flexibly defined by the surgeons' and researchers' need and can 
be precisely researched by micromanipulators. Successful development of 
this technology will significantly reduce the time, errors and tissue 
trauma during brain surgery, meanwhile, it will open opportunities such 
as slow-speed insertion, flexibly targeting multiple regions and large-
scale neural recordings.
    Docket Number: 20-004. Applicant: Texas A&M University, AgriLife 
Research, 2147 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2147A. Instrument: 3D 
Microfabrication System Photonic Professional GT. Manufacturer: 
Nanoscribe, Germany. Intended Use: See Notice at 85 FR 66305-06, 
October 19, 2020. 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 were being manufactured in the United States at the time 
of order. Reasons: According to the applicant, the instrument will be 
used to conduct research in the broad areas of material research, thin-
film metal semiconductors, bio- microfluidics, medical devices and 
optical/photonic devices, to name a few. These physical platforms will 
manifest in the forms of devices (ranging from 1-200 cm\2\) that will 
then be taken to individual laboratories for further experimentation in 
the aforementioned fields under the guidance and scope of the Texas A&M 
University research communities.
    Docket Number: 20-005. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 
60439-4873. Instrument: Libera Brilliance+ \4/4\ with GDX module BPM 
electronics. Manufacturer: Instrumentation Technologies D.D., Solvenia. 
Intended Use: See Notice at 85 FR 66305, October 19, 2020. 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 were being 
manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: 
According to the applicant, the instrument will be used to study 
precision measurement for the particle beam position in the Advanced 
Photon Source Upgrade storage ring. The measurement information is used 
to steer the particle beam and photon beam that will be used as a 
three-dimensional X-ray microscope for experimental purposes. The 
materials/phenomena include material properties analysis, protein 
mapping for pharmaceutical companies, X-ray imaging and chemical 
composition determination and many others, 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

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high pressure, temperature, stress and strain.
    Docket Number: 20-006. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 
60439-4873. Instrument: Canted Undulator GRID Masks. Manufacturer: 
Strumenti Scientific CINEL S.R.L., Italy. Intended Use: See Notice at 
85 FR 66305, October 19, 2020. 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 were being manufactured in the United States 
at the time of order. Reasons: According to the applicant, the 
instrument will be used to study and 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 
materials/phenomena vary widely from material properties analysis, 
protein mapping for pharmaceutical companies, X-ray imaging and 
chemical composition determination to name a few. The properties of the 
materials are not limited to grain structure, grain boundary and 
interstitial defects and morphology. These properties are studied at 
ambient environments but also under high pressure, temperature, stress 
and strain.
    Docket Number: 20-007. Applicant: University of Chicago Argonne 
LLC, Operator of National Laboratory 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 
60439-4873. Instrument: Canted Undulator Premasks and Exit Masks. 
Manufacturer: Strumenti Scientific CINEL S.R.L., Italy. Intended Use: 
See Notice at 85 FR 66305, October 19, 2020. 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 were being manufactured in the United 
States at the time of order. Reasons: According to the applicant, the 
instrument will be used to study and 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 
materials/phenomena vary widely from material properties analysis, 
protein mapping for pharmaceutical companies, X-ray imaging and 
chemical composition determination to name a few. The properties of the 
materials are not limited to grain structure, grain boundary and 
interstitial defects and morphology. These properties are studied at 
ambient environments but also under high pressure, temperature, stress 
and strain.

    Dated: November 20, 2020.
Richard Herring,
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
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