83 FR 39985 - University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, et al.: Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39985-39986]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17295]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher 
Education, 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). 
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Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 17-017. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh of the 
Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 
Instrument: Photonic Professional GT System. Manufacturer: Nano scribe, 
Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 83 FR 31120, July 3, 2018. 
Comments:

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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 support the fabrication of devices comprised 
primarily of both commercially available and in house developed UV 
curable polymers. Biomaterials and other biopolymers that have been 
specifically designed to be cured using a radical polymerization 
process will also be investigated in this device. Any polymer or 
biomaterial that can be ablated using the wavelength and power 
available in the Nano scribe system will also be used for subtractive 
manufacturing.
    Docket Number: 18-001. Applicant: William March Rice University, 
Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: 3D-Discovery Bioprinter and Direct Write 
Electro spinner. Manufacturer: regnum, Switzerland. Intended Use: See 
notice at 83 FR 31120, July 3, 2018. 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 a 
multitude of techniques across disciplines ranging from biology to 
materials science, chemical engineering and bioengineering. Techniques 
like thermoplastic and hydrogel extrusion, 3D printing, 2-component 
printing, cell-bioprinting, electrospinning/direct write 
electrospinning, drug/factor encapsulation.
    Docket Number: 18-002. Applicant: Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. Instrument: Cello Scope Optical 
Screening Instrument. Manufacturer: Bio Sense Solutions Apes, Denmark. 
Intended Use: See notice at 83 FR 31120, July 3, 2018. 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 research use only to study several Gram-negative and Gram-
positive bacterial pathogens. Use of this optical screening instrument, 
will be developing and evaluating an automated antimicrobial 
susceptibility test for bacterial pathogens based on time-lapse imaging 
of cells incubating in broth microdilution drug panels. Experiments to 
be conducted include growth assessment of these bacterial pathogens in 
the presence and absence of clinically relevant antibiotics. The 
antibiotics selected for our studies are those recommended by the 
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) for primary testing. 
The objectives of the investigations are to more rapidly determine 
antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens. Currently, the 
gold-standard method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing requires 
16-20 or 24-48 hours, depending on the species. The techniques required 
to perform these experiments include inoculation of a testing drug 
panel with a bacterial suspension and assessing susceptibly by optical 
screening. The research conducted using this instrument may 
substantially reduce the time required to make an informed therapeutic 
decision.
    Docket Number: 18-003. Applicant: University of Virginia, 
Charlottesville, VA 22903. Instrument: Superconducting Magnet System. 
Manufacturer: Cryogenic Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use: See notice 
at 83 FR31120, July 3, 2018. 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 
beta decay of neutrons. Neutrons are elementary constituents of any 
matter in our universe. The experiments require measuring the kinetic 
energies of electrons and protons, two of the particles that are 
produced in neutron decay. The Nab spectrometer is to extract the 
neutrino-electron correlation coefficient ``a'' and the Fires term 
``b'' which describes the dynamic properties of the decay particles; 
the results test our understanding of the Standard Model of Elementary 
Particle Physics. The Nab spectrometer, electrons and protons are 
guided by the magnetic field, produced by the magnet system that we are 
importing. Electrons and protons eventually reach detectors. The 
detectors allow us to determine the kinetic energies of both particles, 
respectively.
    Docket Number: 18-004. Applicant: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 
Lincoln, NE 68588-0645. Instrument: Closed Cycle Cryogen Free Cryostat. 
Manufacturer: Autocue Systems, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 83 
FR 31120, July 3, 2018. 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 
optoelectronic properties of novel atomically thin semiconductor 
materials such as metal chalcogenides, which are promising for 
application in energy conversion (for example solar cells) and micro-/
nanoelectronics. Leading-edge fundamental research on the 
optoelectronic properties of novel nanomaterials, with the goal of 
developing advanced materials to support the needs for new energy 
conversion processes and next-generation electronics and computing.

Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-17295 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
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