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preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

these imports of brass rod from Israel 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 7, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are brass rod and bar (brass rod), which is 

defined as leaded, low-lead, and no-lead 

solid brass made from alloys such as, but not 

limited to the following alloys classified 

under the Unified Numbering System (UNS) 

as C27450, C27451, C27460, C34500, C35000, 

C35300, C35330, C36000, C36300, C37000, 

C37700, C48500, C67300, C67600, and 

C69300, and their international equivalents. 

The brass rod subject to this investigation 

has an actual cross-section or outside 

diameter greater than 0.25 inches but less 

than or equal to 12 inches. Brass rod crosssections may be round, hexagonal, square, or 

octagonal shapes as well as special profiles 

(e.g., angles, shapes), including hollow 

profiles. 

Standard leaded brass rod covered by the 

scope contains, by weight, 57.0–65.0 percent 

copper; 0.5–3.0 percent lead; no more than 

1.3 percent iron; and at least 15 percent zinc. 

No-lead or low-lead brass rod covered by the 

scope contains by weight 59.0–76.0 percent 

copper; 0–1.5 percent lead; no more than 

0.35 percent iron; and at least 15 percent 

zinc. Brass rod may also include other 

chemical elements (e.g., nickel, phosphorous, 

silicon, tin, etc.). 

Brass rod may be in straight lengths or 

coils. Brass rod covered by this investigation 

may be finished or unfinished, and may or 

may not be heated, extruded, pickled, or 

cold-drawn. Brass rod may be produced in 

accordance with ASTM B16, ASTM B124, 

ASTM B981, ASTM B371, ASTM B453, 

ASTM B21, ASTM B138, and ASTM B927, 

but such conformity to an ASTM standard is 

not required for the merchandise to be 

included within the scope. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation is brass ingot, which is a casting 

of unwrought metal unsuitable for 

conversion into brass rod without remelting, 

that contains, by weight, at least 57.0 percent 

copper and 15.0 percent zinc. 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is currently classifiable under 

subheadings 7407.21.9000, 7407.21.7000, 

and 7407.21.1500 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Products subject to the scope may also enter 

under HTSUS subheadings 7403.21.0000, 

7407.21.3000, and 7407.21.5000. The HTSUS 

subheadings and UNS alloy designations are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes. The written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–27439 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Stanford University et al.; Notice of 

Decision on Application for Duty-Free 

Entry of Scientific Instruments 

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 November 1, 2023, 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, 88FR74977, 

November 1, 2023. (Notice). We 

received no public comments. 

Docket Number: 23–014. Applicant: 

Stanford University, Department of 

Neurosurgery, Ivan Soltesz Laboratory, 

1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305. 

Instrument: 50 mW Fiber-coupled DPSS 

473nm blue lasers (x5). Manufacturer: 

Shanghai Laser & Optics Century Co., 

Ltd., China. Intended Use: The 

instrument will be used to control the 

activity of neuronal populations in the 

brain of mice in order to study how 

altering the activity of specific neurons 

can lead to changes in mouse behavior 

and/or the emergence of pathological 

activity in the brain. Specifically, mice 

will be genetically induced to express 

particular optogenetic receptors in 

neuronal populations in the brain. 

These lasers will be used to deliver light 

into the brain via implanted fiberoptic 

cannula. The receptors, when activated 

by light, cause an increase in the 

activity of the neurons in which they are 

expressed. Lasers will be controlled 

through an external controller in order 

to only turn on in response to specific 

behaviors detected in the mouse. The 

goal of these studies is to identify 

specific populations of neurons 

responsible for the emergence of various 

behaviors and brain states. These 

insights will enable the identification of 

neuronal targets for future therapeutic 

intervention to treat various 

neurological disorders. 

Docket Number: 23–015. Applicant: 

University of Connecticut, 3107 

Horsebarn Hill Road, Unit 4210, Storrs, 

CT 06269. Instrument: Swim Tunnel 

Respirometry Systems and Vertical 

Resting Respirometry Systems. 

Manufacturer: Loligo Systems, 

Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument 

Respirometry refers to the study of an 

organism’s metabolic rates. For this 

research, water bath respirometry 

systems will be used to measure how 

the metabolic rates of small-bodied fish 

and bivalves (oysters, mussels, clams, 

etc.) are influenced by the different 

environmental conditions including 

temperature change and the presence of 

chemical stressors such as 

contaminants. This scientific equipment 

order involvestwo complete swim 

tunnel respirometry systems (1500 mL 

chamber size for small-bodied fish 

species) and four vertical respirometry 

chambers (bivalve species) which allow 

for the measure of an organism’s 

metabolic rate by measuring oxygen 

consumption over time. This research 

falls under the broader scientific area of 

study known as organismal 

bioenergetics. The order is broken down 

into component parts (for example, 

chambers, pumps, tubing, temperature 

controls) which together comprise the 

complete respirometry systems. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Gregory W. Campbell, 

Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysts, 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27482 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–423–812] 

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From Belgium: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review and Final 

Determination of No Shipments; 2021– 

2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Industeel Belgium S.A. (Industeel) made 


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