82 FR 17411 - California Institute of Technology; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17411]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


California Institute of Technology; 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). 
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.
    Docket Number: 16-017. Applicant: California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125. Instrument: Photonic Professional GT 3D 
laser Lithography System. Manufacturer: Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany. 
Intended Use: See notice at 81 FR 89433, December 12, 2016.
    Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument 
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 develop structural meta-
materials that are mechanically robust and multi-functional. The 
instrument allows the fabrication of 3-dimensional architectures out of 
polymer, with dimensions on the order of nanometers. There is no other 
instrument capable of resolving features down to that size because to 
attain such resolution it is necessary to have the two-photon laser 
capability.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-07263 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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