82 FR 34927 - Yale University, et al.; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 143 (July 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34927-34928]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15849]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Yale 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). 
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: 16-027. Applicant: Yale University, New Haven, CT 
06510. Instrument: Onefive Laser System Katana-08 HP. Manufacturer: 
Onefive, Switzerland. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 16796-97, April 
6, 2017. 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 as a depletion source to saturate 
STED depletion profile in samples containing both endogenously 
expressed fluorescent proteins as well as antibody labeled organic 
dyes. The experiments require a high power pulsed depletion source at a 
wavelength of 775 nm to saturate the depletion profile in STED 
microscopy to achieve resolution below the diffraction limit. The 
picosecond pulse profile is needed to synchronize the depletion pulse 
with the excitation pulse. Minimal after pulse tail and sub 100 ps 
pulse width are also required.
    Docket Number: 17-001. Applicant: Barnard College, New York, NY 
10027. Instrument: Positioner for a prototype Schwarzchild Couder 
Telescope (pSCT). Manufacturer: DESY-DeutchesElektronen-Synchrotron, 
Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 16796-97, April 6, 2017. 
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 point the pSCT at astrophysical gamma-ray 
sources to detect and measure optical Cherenkov light flashes produced 
in the Earth's atmosphere by very high energy gamma ray photons. The 
instrument is a unique piece constructed as part of a design project 
called the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), which is being developed by 
the international astronomical community. DESY is the only company who 
builds an instrument of this kind.
    Docket Number: 17-003. Applicant: Arizona State University, Tempe, 
AZ 85287-1504. Instrument: Laser-lithography system for 3-dimensional 
microstructuring and nanostructuring. Manufacturer: Nanoscribe, 
Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 23191-92, May 22, 2017. 
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 develop new methods of determining the 
atomic structure of proteins, and to make movies of molecular machines 
at work. It is capable of fabricating structures as small as 0.2 
microns on a side, which are not limited to a planar geometry, using 
nozzles whose overall size is a few millimeters, with finest detail of 
0.5 microns.
    Docket Number: 17-004. Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College, 
Medford, MA 02155-4284. Instrument: Microscopy Image Acquisition Unit. 
Manufacturer: Phaseview, France. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 
23191-92, May 22, 2107. 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 produce 3D images of 
objects in regular light microscopy, for example, biological cells, the 
surface of teeth, and polymers. The unique and required features 
include an andor camera connected to piezo driving optical objective, 
3-D imaging device that uses a liquid-crystal focusing technology and 
so-called Ray technology to record 3-D information in one shot, and 
very fast mechanical noise-free recording of 3-D images of surfaces and 
cells.
    Docket Number: 17-005. Applicant: Boston University, Boston, MA 
02215. Instrument: Positioner for a prototype Schwarzchild Couder 
Telescope (pSCT). Manufacturer: DESY-DeutchesElektronen-Synchrotron, 
Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 23191-92, May 22, 2017. 
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 in material science research, using a fiber 
laser to induce two-photon polymerization in the target material. 
Through sophisticated coordination of an X-Y stage and a galvo-scanner, 
a structure designed in a standard CAD tool can be transferred to a 
cube of photosensitive material in a matter of minutes. The instrument 
is capable of lateral feature sizes for 3D structures of less than 200 
nm, and less than 150 nm for 2D structures. The instrument is able to 
fabricate structures up to 300 [mu]m height with constant high 
resolution and quality independent of the structure height by means of 
a dip-in-laser lithography technique.
    Docket Number: 17-006. Applicant: The Association of Universities 
for Research in Astronomy, Boulder, CO 80303. Instrument: M1 Cell 
Assembly. Manufacturer: Mechanical & Optical Systems, NA, Belgium. 
Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 23191-92, May 22, 2017. 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 study the highly dynamic magnetic fields and 
plasmas throughout the solar atmosphere. It will provide the necessary 
means to support, shape and cool the DKIST primary mirror, without 
which the primary mirror would not

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meet the stringent performance characteristics for conducting the 
experiments. The instrument will be able to accurately adjust the M1 
Mirror optical surface by applying arbitrary Zernike correction terms 
to correct for telescope errors in addition to polishing errors and M1 
Cell Assembly induced errors. After optics correction, the total 
allowed M1 Mirror optical surface figure error from all sources other 
than polishing residuals shall be less than 45 nm RMS after subtraction 
of tip tilt and focus.
    Docket Number: 17-007. Applicant: The Association of Universities 
for Research in Astronomy, Boulder, CO 80303. Instrument: Coating and 
Cleaning Equipment for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. 
Manufacturer: Advanced Mechanical & Optical Systems, NA, Belgium. 
Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 23191-92, May 22, 2017. 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 study the highly dynamic magnetic fields and 
plasmas throughout the solar atmosphere. The M1 Wash Platform shall be 
capable of capturing washing effluent and directing it into a 
containment system, which shall include pumping capacity to move the 
effluent from the containment system into AURA supplied containers, as 
well as protect effluent from contaminating the bottom surface of the 
M1 Mirror or any other surface.
    Docket Number: 17-008. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, Lemont, IL 
60439. Instrument: Multiphoton 3D Lithography System. Manufacturer: 
Nanoscribe, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 82 FR 23191-92, May 
22, 2017. 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 for rapid fabrication and 
prototyping of micro and nano sized parts by the means of novel 
technology, two-photon polymerization of UV-curable photoresists. The 
key and unique features of the instrument include the highest 
resolution (150 nanometers) among all commercially available 3D 
printers and ability to deposit a wide variety of materials template by 
transparent polymers. The high printing resolution enables sub-micron 
feature sizes and allows a design freedom for very complex parts with 
internal features otherwise impossible to produce.

    Dated: July 24, 2017.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-15849 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
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