[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 82372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32934]


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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 January 19, 2011. 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 p.m.. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 10-067. Applicant: University of Chicago, Argonne 
LLC, 9700 South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Pilatus 100K 
Pixel Detector System. Manufacturer: Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study Small-Angle X-ray 
Scattering (SAXS) for chemical, biological, and materials science, time 
resolved diffraction, and x-ray surface diffraction for magnetic 
materials. The instrument is the first and only commercially available 
pixel array detector for x-ray applications. The instrument's unique 
capabilities are a high detection efficiency (no readout noise and 
direct detection scheme), high dynamic range (20-bits), and fast 
readout speeds. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no 
instruments of the same general category being manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
December 6, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-068. Applicant: University of Chicago, Argonne 
LLC, 9700 South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: Pilatus 300K 
Pixel Detector System. Manufacturer: Dectris Ltd., Switzerland. 
Intended Use: The instrument will be used for wide angle SAXS, 
involving biological systems (proteins, RNA, DNA), catalysis reactions, 
and soft-condensed matter physics (e.g., ordering of polymers and 
colloidal suspensions). The instrument's unique capabilities are a high 
detection efficiency (no readout noise and direct detection scheme), 
high dynamic range (20-bits), and fast readout speeds. Justification 
for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general 
category being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted 
by Commissioner of Customs: December 6, 2010.
    Docket Number: 10-069. Applicant: University of Minnesota School of 
Dentistry, 6-150 MoosT, 515 Delaware St., S E, Minneapolis, MN 55455. 
Instrument: Dental Imaging System: Cross-Polarization Swept-Source 
Optical Coherence Tomography with a MEMS Handpiece. Manufacturer: 
Santec Corporation, Japan. Intended Use: The main use for the 
instrument is to study the oral biofilm of dental decay in children. 
This custom made imaging system will image under resin composite dental 
fillings. The three crucial aspects of the instrument are size (the 
hand piece is 16 X 15 X 80 mm), speed (can operate at 30 kHz swept 
source speed), and image contrast (able to suppress the parallel 
polarization by 30 dB). Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no 
instruments of the same general category being manufactured in the 
United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: 
December 8, 2010.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Gregory Campbell,
Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-32934 Filed 12-29-10; 8:45 am]
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