[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 27715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08268]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Chicago; 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, asamended 
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 May 8, 2024. Address written 
comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 41006, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy 
of those comments to [email protected].
    Docket Number: 23-016. Applicant: University of Chicago, 929 East 
57th Street, GCIS ESB04, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: Fiber Laser. 
Manufacturer: PreciLasers, China. Intended Use: The instrument is 
intended to be used for Quantum computing and Quantum simulation using 
Potassium Silver molecules in an array of optical tweezers. Potassium 
Silver molecules are ideal candidates for performing quantum 
simulations due to their defect-free properties and highly tunable 
interactions. These molecules will be prepared by first laser cooling 
potassium and silver atoms, using the lasers ordered from PreciLasers. 
Then, they will be associated into molecules using magnetic fields, and 
transferred into the absolute ground state potential, using another set 
of lasers. 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: October 20, 2023.

    Dated: March 7, 2024.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-08268 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
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