[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65323-65324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


State University of New York at Stony Brook University, et al.; 
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 August 29, 2024. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room41006, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy 
of those comments to [email protected].
    Docket Number: 24-020. Applicant: State University of New York at 
Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5230. 
Instrument: Miniature 2-Photon Microscope System. Manufacturer: Nanjing 
Transcend Vivoscope Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: The 
instrument is intended to be used for neuroscientists to enable them to 
study brain activity with unprecedented detail and flexibility. 
Acquiring a miniature two-photon scope for campus use would 
significantly advance neuroscience research at Stony Brook. 
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: June 
20, 2024.
    Docket Number: 24-021. Applicant: Washington State University, 
Procurement and Contract Services, French Administration Building 240, 
P. O. Box 64120, Pullman, WA 99164-1020.
    Instrument: Optical Lens, Polarized Beamsplitter, Broadband 
Dielectric Mirror, Non-polorizing Beamsplitter, Zero-order half and 
quarter. Manufacturer: Fuzhou Sunlight Technology, Co., Ltd., People's 
Republic of China. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used 
to study quantum phenomena, such as: Quantum memory, quantum computing, 
and quantum networking, and to investigate the quantum properties of 
such neutral atom array. This device could also be used for educational 
purposes. For graduate students' education (Physics 800 Doctoral 
Research) and undergraduate students' educations (Physics 499 Special 
Projects), students can learn how to operate lasers and MOT system to 
trap neutral atoms and form atom arrays and design optical layout. 
These tools will be commonly used in most quantum optics labs. 
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: July 
16, 2024.
    Docket Number: 24-022. Applicant: Columbia University, Department 
of Physics, Pupin Hall, 538 W 120 Street, New York, NY 10027. 
Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: PreciLasers, China. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the production of an 
ultracold and trapped gas of Strontium-88 atoms for a Sr2 
molecular clock experiment. This molecular clock will be used to 
perform precise measurements of molecular vibrational energies, 
enabling the study of physics beyond the standard model. Learning to 
use lasers is an important part of the training of graduate students 
pursuing Ph.D.s--through using the lasers; they learn laser physics and 
practical aspects of operating and maintaining 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: July 16, 2024.
    Docket Number: 24-023. Applicant: University of Colorado JILA 
Department, 3300 Walnut Street, Unit B, JILA Building, Room S/175, 
Boulder CO 80301. Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: Shanghai 
Precilasers Technology Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: The instrument 
is intended to be used for the JILA eEDM Generation III experiment 
designed to explore physics beyond the Standard Model by precisely 
measuring the electron electric dipole moment (eEDM) using a tabletop 
setup.

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The approach involves measuring the eEDM within a molecular ion, which 
enhances the eEDM effect for better accuracy. The fiber laser we intend 
to acquire will provide the necessary 300 mW power output for both 
transitions. 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: July 2, 2024.
    Docket Number: 24-024. Applicant: Columbia University, Department 
of Physics, Pupin Hall, 538 W 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. 
Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: PreciLasers, China. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the production of an 
ultracold and trapped gas of Strontium-88 atoms for a SR2 
molecular clock experiment. This molecular clock will be used to 
perform precise measurements of molecular vibrational energies, 
enabling the study of physics beyond the Standard Model. Also, the 
instrument will be used to make sensitive measurements of the 
properties of the SR2 molecule in an optical lattice. In 
particular, looking for evidence of non-Newtonian gravity at Angstrom 
range, a possible indication of new physics required to explain the 
nature of dark matter in the universe.
    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: 
July 16, 2024.
    Docket Number: 24-025. Applicant: Trustees of Boston College, 140 
Commonwealth Avenue, Higgins Hall 335, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. 
Instrument: Atomic Force Microscope Tip Containing Single Nitrogen 
Vacancy Centers. Manufacturer: QZabre Limited, Switzerland. Intended 
Use: The instrument is intended to be used in research projects in 
quantum information science and quantum materials. The diamond atomic 
force microscope tip (AFM) tip with single nitrogen vacancy (NV) 
centers will allow us to obtain the highest spatial resolution imaging 
of magnetic stray fields and current distributions. The instruments 
will be conducted by graduate students enrolled in doctoral program at 
Boston College. This will significantly benefit their training on 
cutting-edge quantum sensing techniques and allow them to join the US 
STEM workforce upon graduation. 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: June 11, 2024.

    Dated: August 5, 2024.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-17756 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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