80 FR 47899 - W.M. Keck Observatory, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 47899-47900] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19598] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration W.M. Keck Observatory, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications 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). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in Room 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order. Docket Number: 14-030. Applicant: W.M. Keck Observatory, Kamuela, HI 96743. Instrument: Next Generation Adaptive Optics (NGAO) Laser System. Manufacturer: Toptica Photonics AG, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 31890, June 4, 2015. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to provide a high quality ``artificial star'' in the atmosphere to remove the image blurring caused by the atmosphere, as part of a Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics System. The system uses a technique called Adaptive Optics that measures the turbulence in Earth's atmosphere that causes blurring or ``twinkling'' by ``flexing'' or ``bending'' a deformable mirror at speeds of hundreds of times per second. The instrument is used to excite sodium atoms residing in the mesosphere above the Earth's surface creating an ``artificial star'' for measuring the atmosphere's turbulence. The instrument uses a laser of a precise wavelength of 589nm projected onto the sodium layer at 90km in the atmosphere, for which the stability, format and bandwidth are critical. The wavelength, amount of power, and spectral content required to resonant atoms 90km in the atmosphere are not commonly used in the laser industry. Docket Number: 15-003. Applicant: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6105. [[Page 47900]] Instrument: Cryo Positioning Stage High Resonance. Manufacturer: Janssen Precision Engineering, the Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 31890, June 4, 2015. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to construct a variable temperature (4-300 Kelvin) scanning probe microscope with sub-nanometer stability, optical access and microwave integration to measure nitrogen vacancy probes. There is no domestic instrument that combines six degrees of freedom of linear motion in a tool that operates at cryogenic temperatures (<4 Kelvin) and has a resonant frequency larger than 1 kHz. Docket Number: 15-013. Applicant: Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-1020. Instrument: CTK Reactor, High Pressure Reactor, Diff pump mass spectrometer. Manufacturer: OmniVac, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR 31890-91, June 4, 2015. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order. Reasons: The instrument will be used to take measurements during an ongoing catalytic reaction, i.e. under `operando' reaction conditions so as to clarify mechanistic details during studies up to 100 bar so as to ensure optimal conditions for the production of fuels and other chemical feedstock such as detergents or lubricants. Such dynamic reaction studies will help elucidate the mechanisms of catalytic reactions such as the formation of transportation fuels from `synthesis gas' (Fischer Tropsch synthesis). While CTK informs about the early run-in period in a time- resolved manner, the high pressure reactor allows the study of steady- state reaction behavior at a bench scale for many hours. The Quantachrome system allows measurements of the specific surfaces areas of materials, which is required for the optimization of catalysts. The CTK reactor comprises a gas cleaning and dosing system, along with gas inlets using mass flow controllers. The central part of the reactor is made of quartz, and temperatures can be varied at choice. The high pressure reactor comprises gas cleaning and inlet pressure up to 100 bar, surrounded by a temperature programmed oven which allows temperatures of up to 500 Celsius. The differential mass spectrometer serves to continuously control gas phase compositions and is equipped with a high-speed turbo molecular pump and rotary forevacuum pump. Sampling occurs with calibrated capillary at pressures controlled by ion gauges. The Quantachrome system allows specific surface areas to be determined using non-selective probe molecule adsorption at cryogenic temperatures. Dated: August 4, 2015. Supriya Kumar, Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2015-19598 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED: Regulations with knowledge or reason DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
First, from the date of this Order until to know that the item will be, or is
November 26, 2023, Peter Gromacki, intended to be, exported from the International Trade Administration
with a last known address of 88 White United States; or
Bridge Road, Middletown, NY 10940, W.M. Keck Observatory, et al.; Notice
E. Engage in any transaction to service of Consolidated Decision on
and when acting for or on his behalf, his
any item subject to the Regulations that Applications for Duty-Free Entry of
successors, assigns, employees, agents,
has been or will be exported from the Scientific Instruments
or representatives, and JEN Fibers LLC
United States and which is owned,
and Performance Engineered
possessed or controlled by a Denied This is a decision pursuant to Section
Nonwovens, LLC, with a last known
Person, or service any item, of whatever 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
address of 88 White Bridge Road,
origin, that is owned, possessed or Cultural Materials Importation Act of
Middletown, NY 10940, and when
controlled by a Denied Person, if such 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by
acting for or on their behalf, their
service involves the use of any item Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR
successors, assigns, directors, officers,
subject to the Regulations that has been part 301). Related records can be viewed
employees, agents, or representatives
or will be exported from the United between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in
(each as ‘‘Denied Person’’ and Room 3720, U.S. Department of
collectively the ‘‘Denied Persons’’) may States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation, Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave.
not, directly or indirectly, participate in NW., Washington, DC.
any way in any transaction involving maintenance, repair, modification or
testing. Comments: None received. Decision:
any commodity, software or technology Approved. We know of no instruments
(hereinafter collectively referred to as Third, in addition to the Related of equivalent scientific value to the
‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from Person named above, after notice and foreign instruments described below, for
the United States that is subject to the opportunity for comment as provided in such purposes as each is intended to be
Regulations, or in any other activity section 766.23 of the Regulations, any used, that was being manufactured in
subject to the Regulations, including but other individual, firm, corporation, or the United States at the time of its order.
not limited to: other association or organization or Docket Number: 14–030. Applicant:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using other person related to a Denied Person W.M. Keck Observatory, Kamuela, HI
any license, License Exception, or by ownership, control, position of 96743. Instrument: Next Generation
export control document; responsibility, affiliation, or other Adaptive Optics (NGAO) Laser System.
B. Carrying on negotiations connection in the conduct of trade or Manufacturer: Toptica Photonics AG,
concerning, or ordering, buying, business may also be made subject to Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 80
receiving, using, selling, delivering, the provisions of this Order if necessary FR 31890, June 4, 2015. Comments:
storing, disposing of, forwarding, to prevent evasion of this Order. None received. Decision: Approved. We
transporting, financing, or otherwise know of no instruments of equivalent
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756
servicing in any way, any transaction scientific value to the foreign
and Section 766.25(g) of the
involving any item exported or to be instruments described below, for such
Regulations, Gromacki may file an
exported from the United States that is purposes as this is intended to be used,
appeal of the issuance of this Order
subject to the Regulations, or in any that was being manufactured in the
against him with the Under Secretary of
other activity subject to the Regulations; United States at the time of order.
Commerce for Industry and Security.
or Reasons: The instrument will be used to
C. Benefitting in any way from any The appeal must be filed within 45 days
from the date of this Order and must provide a high quality ‘‘artificial star’’ in
transaction involving any item exported
comply with the provisions of Part 756 the atmosphere to remove the image
or to be exported from the United States
of the Regulations. blurring caused by the atmosphere, as
that is subject to the Regulations, or in
Fifth, in accordance with Part 756 and part of a Laser Guide Star Adaptive
any other activity subject to the
Section 766.23(c) of the Regulations, Optics System. The system uses a
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or JEN Fibers and Performance Engineered technique called Adaptive Optics that
indirectly, do any of the following: may file an appeal of their naming as measures the turbulence in Earth’s
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf related persons in this Order with the atmosphere that causes blurring or
of a Denied Person any item subject to Under Secretary of Commerce for ‘‘twinkling’’ by ‘‘flexing’’ or ‘‘bending’’
the Regulations; Industry and Security. This appeal must a deformable mirror at speeds of
B. Take any action that facilitates the be filed within 45 days from the date of hundreds of times per second. The
acquisition or attempted acquisition by this Order and must comply with the instrument is used to excite sodium
a Denied Person of the ownership, provisions of Part 756 of the atoms residing in the mesosphere above
possession, or control of any item Regulations. the Earth’s surface creating an ‘‘artificial
subject to the Regulations that has been star’’ for measuring the atmosphere’s
Sixth, a copy of this Order shall be turbulence. The instrument uses a laser
or will be exported from the United
provided to Gromacki, JEN Fibers and of a precise wavelength of 589nm
States, including financing or other
Performance Engineered and shall be projected onto the sodium layer at 90km
support activities related to a
published in the Federal Register. in the atmosphere, for which the
transaction whereby a Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such Seventh, this Order is effective stability, format and bandwidth are
ownership, possession or control; immediately and shall remain in effect critical. The wavelength, amount of
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C. Take any action to acquire from or until November 26, 2023. power, and spectral content required to
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted resonant atoms 90km in the atmosphere
Issued this 23 day of July, 2015.
acquisition from a Denied Person of any are not commonly used in the laser
Karen H. Nies-Vogel, industry.
item subject to the Regulations that has
been exported from the United States; Director, Office of Exporter Services. Docket Number: 15–003. Applicant:
D. Obtain from a Denied Person in the [FR Doc. 2015–19570 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] University of California Santa Barbara,
United States any item subject to the BILLING CODE P Santa Barbara, CA 93106–6105.
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Instrument: Cryo Positioning Stage High programmed oven which allows telephone: (202) 482–2778 and (202)
Resonance. Manufacturer: Janssen temperatures of up to 500 Celsius. The 482–1293, respectively.
Precision Engineering, the Netherlands. differential mass spectrometer serves to
Scope of the Order
Intended Use: See notice at 80 FR continuously control gas phase
31890, June 4, 2015. Comments: None compositions and is equipped with a The scope of the order consists of
received. Decision: Approved. We know high-speed turbo molecular pump and certain pasta from Italy. The
of no instruments of equivalent rotary forevacuum pump. Sampling merchandise subject to the order is
scientific value to the foreign occurs with calibrated capillary at currently classifiable under items
instruments described below, for such pressures controlled by ion gauges. The 1901.90.90.95 and 1902.19.20 of the
purposes as this is intended to be used, Quantachrome system allows specific Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
that was being manufactured in the surface areas to be determined using United States (HTSUS). Although the
United States at the time of order. non-selective probe molecule HTSUS subheadings are provided for
Reasons: The instrument will be used to adsorption at cryogenic temperatures. convenience and customs purposes, the
construct a variable temperature (4–300 written description of the merchandise
Dated: August 4, 2015. subject to the order is dispositive. A full
Kelvin) scanning probe microscope with Supriya Kumar,
sub-nanometer stability, optical access description of the scope of the order is
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement contained in the ‘‘Decision
and microwave integration to measure Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
nitrogen vacancy probes. There is no Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
[FR Doc. 2015–19598 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] Countervailing Duty Administrative
domestic instrument that combines six
degrees of freedom of linear motion in BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Review: Certain Pasta from Italy,’’ from
a tool that operates at cryogenic Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
temperatures (<4 Kelvin) and has a Secretary for Antidumping and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Countervailing Duty Operations, to
resonant frequency larger than 1 kHz.
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Docket Number: 15–013. Applicant: International Trade Administration Secretary for Enforcement and
Washington State University, Pullman, Compliance, dated July 31, 2015
[C–475–819]
WA 99164–1020. Instrument: CTK (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
Reactor, High Pressure Reactor, Diff Certain Pasta From Italy: Preliminary and hereby adopted by this notice.
pump mass spectrometer. Manufacturer: Results of Countervailing Duty The Preliminary Decision
OmniVac, Germany. Intended Use: See Administrative Review, Rescission in Memorandum is a public document and
notice at 80 FR 31890–91, June 4, 2015. Part, and Preliminary Intent To Rescind is on file electronically via Enforcement
Comments: None received. Decision: in Part; 2013 and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Approved. We know of no instruments Countervailing Duty Centralized
of equivalent scientific value to the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
foreign instruments described below, for International Trade Administration, ACCESS is available to registered users
such purposes as this is intended to be Department of Commerce. at http://access.trade.gov and available
used, that was being manufactured in SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
to all parties in the Central Records
the United States at the time of order. (the Department) is conducting an
Unit, room B8024 of the main
Reasons: The instrument will be used to administrative review of the Department of Commerce building. In
take measurements during an ongoing countervailing duty (CVD) order on addition, a complete version of the
catalytic reaction, i.e. under ‘operando’ certain pasta (pasta) from Italy. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
reaction conditions so as to clarify period of review (POR) is January 1, be accessed directly on the Internet at
mechanistic details during studies up to 2013, through December 31, 2013. We http://trade.gov/enforcement/. The
100 bar so as to ensure optimal preliminarily find that DeMatteis signed and electronic versions of the
conditions for the production of fuels Agroalimentare S.p.A. (DeMatteis) (also Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
and other chemical feedstock such as known as, DeMatteis Agroalimentare identical in content. A list of topics
detergents or lubricants. Such dynamic SpA) and La Molisana S.p.A. received discussed in the Preliminary Decision
reaction studies will help elucidate the countervailable subsidies during the Memorandum is provided in the
mechanisms of catalytic reactions such POR. We are rescinding the review with Appendix to this notice.
as the formation of transportation fuels respect to Industria Alimentare Filiberto
from ‘synthesis gas’ (Fischer Tropsch Bianconi 1947 S.p.A. (Bianconi) and Methodology
synthesis). While CTK informs about the Delverde Industrie Alimentari S.p.A. The Department is conducting this
early run-in period in a time-resolved (Delverde), as both companies timely review in accordance with section
manner, the high pressure reactor withdrew their requests for review. For 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
allows the study of steady-state reaction reasons discussed below, the amended (the Act). For each program
behavior at a bench scale for many Department preliminarily intends to found countervailable, we preliminarily
hours. The Quantachrome system rescind the review, in part, with respect determine that there is a countervailable
allows measurements of the specific to La Molisana Industrie Alimentari subsidy, i.e., a government-provided
surfaces areas of materials, which is S.p.A. (LMIA). Interested parties are financial contribution that gives rise to
required for the optimization of invited to comment on these a benefit to the recipient, and that the
catalysts. The CTK reactor comprises a preliminary results. subsidy is specific.1
gas cleaning and dosing system, along DATES: Effective date: August 10, 2015. In making the preliminary findings,
we relied, in part, on an adverse
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with gas inlets using mass flow FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
controllers. The central part of the Jennifer Meek or Joseph Shuler, AD/ inference in selecting from among the
reactor is made of quartz, and CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement facts available in accordance with
temperatures can be varied at choice. and Compliance, International Trade 1 See sections 771(5)(B)and (D) of the Act
The high pressure reactor comprises gas Administration, U.S. Department of regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
cleaning and inlet pressure up to 100 Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
bar, surrounded by a temperature Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; the Act regarding specificity.
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