[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 4155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01336]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) 
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 February 13, 2023. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy 
of those comments to [email protected].
    Docket Number: 23-004.
    Applicant: The Association of Universities for Research in 
Astronomy, (AURA), 950 N Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719. Instrument: 
(4) Laser Launch Telescopes. Manufacturer: Officina Stellare, S.p.A., 
Italy. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used to study the 
creation of four artificial stars for the purpose of conducting 
Adaptive Optics scientific observations. Existing and upcoming next 
generation optical telescopes require highly reliable 589 nm high power 
lasers--to generate so-called Guide Star Lasers--for the implementation 
of adaptive optics facilities. The four Laser Launch Telescopes will be 
used to project these laser beacons to create a constellation of 
artificial laser guide star on top of the telescope. The experiments to 
be conducted: The four Laser Launch Telescopes used as an accessory to 
the Adaptive Optics system GMAO (currently in development) will 
propagate a constellation of artificial guide stars to measure the 
incoming wavefront. The objectives pursued during the investigations 
will be used on selected nights for selected astronomical targets in 
hopes of attaining better scientific data. Justification for Duty-Free 
Entry: According to the applicant, there are no instruments of the same 
general category manufactured in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: September 7, 2022.

    Dated: January 19, 2023.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-01336 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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