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
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-17295 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). 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: 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: [[Page 39986]] 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] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Border Protection (CBP) to suspend preliminary determination or 45 days Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
liquidation of all entries of LWS from after Commerce’s final determination. subheading 6305.33.0040. If entered with
Vietnam as described in the scope of the plastic coating on both sides of the fabric
Notification Regarding Administrative consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/
investigation entered, or withdrawn
Protective Orders or woven polyethylene strip, laminated
from warehouse, for consumption on or woven sacks may be classifiable under
after the date of publication of this In the event that the ITC issues a final HTSUS subheadings 3923.21.0080,
notice in the Federal Register. Further, negative injury determination, this 3923.21.0095, and 3923.29.0000. If entered
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), notice will serve as the only reminder not closed on one end or in roll form
Commerce will instruct CBP to require to parties subject to an APO of their (including, but not limited to, sheets, lay-flat
a cash deposit equal to the rates responsibility concerning the tubing, and sleeves), laminated woven sacks
indicated above. destruction of proprietary information may be classifiable under other HTSUS
disclosed under APO in accordance subheadings, including 3917.39.0050,
Public Comment with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, and
written notification of the return/ 5903.90.2500. If the polypropylene strips
Interested parties may submit case and/or polyethylene strips making up the
and rebuttal briefs, as well as request a destruction of APO materials or fabric measure more than 5 millimeters in
hearing. Case briefs or other written conversion to judicial protective order is width, laminated woven sacks may be
comments may be submitted to the hereby requested. Failure to comply classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and with the regulations and terms of an including 4601.99.0500, 4601.99.9000, and
Compliance no later than seven days APO is a violation which is subject to 4602.90.0000. Although HTSUS subheadings
after the date on which the last sanction. are provided for convenience and customs
This determination is issued and purposes, the written description of the
verification report is issued in this
published pursuant to sections 703(f) scope is dispositive.
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR Appendix II
submitted no later than five days after 351.205(c).
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
the deadline date for case briefs.8 Dated: August 6, 2018. Decision Memorandum
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and James Maeder,
I. Summary
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for II. Background
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are Antidumping and Countervailing Duty III. Scope Comments
encouraged to submit with each Operations performing the duties of the IV. Scope of the Investigation
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping V. Alignment
(2) a brief summary of the argument; and Countervailing Duty Operations. VI. Injury Test
and (3) a table of authorities. Appendix I VII. Application of the CVD Law to Imports
from Vietnam
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
Scope of the Investigation VIII. Subsidies Valuation
interested parties who wish to request a IX. Analysis of Programs
hearing, limited to issues raised in the The merchandise covered by this
investigation is laminated woven sacks. X. Calculation of the All-Others Rate
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a XI. ITC Notification
Laminated woven sacks are bags consisting of
written request to the Assistant one or more plies of fabric consisting of XII. Recommendation
Secretary for Enforcement and woven polypropylene strip and/or woven [FR Doc. 2018–17287 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
Compliance, U.S. Department of polyethylene strip, regardless of the width of BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Commerce, within 30 days after the date the strip; with or without an extrusion
of publication of this notice. Requests coating of polypropylene and/or
should contain the party’s name, polyethylene on one or both sides of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
address, and telephone number, the fabric; laminated by any method either to an
number of participants, whether any exterior ply of plastic film such as biaxially- International Trade Administration
oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polyester
participant is a foreign national, and a
(PET), polyethylene (PE), nylon, or any film University of Pittsburgh of the
list of the issues to be discussed. If a suitable for printing, or to an exterior ply of Commonwealth System of Higher
request for a hearing is made, Commerce paper; printed; displaying, containing, or Education, et al.: Notice of Decision on
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. comprising three or more visible colors (e.g., Application for Duty-Free Entry of
Department of Commerce, 1401 laminated woven sacks printed with three
Scientific Instruments
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, different shades of blue would be covered by
DC 20230, at a time and date to be the scope), not including the color of the This is a decision pursuant to Section
determined. Parties should confirm by woven fabric; regardless of the type of 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
telephone the date, time, and location of printing process used; with or without lining; Cultural Materials Importation Act of
with or without handles; with or without
the hearing two days before the 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by
special closing features (including, but not
scheduled date. limited to, closures that are sewn, glued, Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR
easy-open (e.g., tape or thread), re-closable part 301). Related records can be viewed
International Trade Commission
(e.g., slider, hook and loop, zipper), hot- between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in
Notification
welded, adhesive-welded, or press-to-close); Room 3720, U.S. Department of
In accordance with section 703(f) of whether finished or unfinished (e.g., whether Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave.
the Act, Commerce will notify the or not closed on one end and whether or not NW, Washington, DC.
in roll form, including, but not limited to, Docket Number: 17–017. Applicant:
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its determination. If Commerce’s final sheets, lay-flat, or formed in tubes); not University of Pittsburgh of the
exceeding one kilogram in actual weight. Commonwealth System of Higher
determination is affirmative, the ITC Laminated woven sacks produced in the
will make its final determination before Socialist Republic of Vietnam are subject to
Education, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
the later of 120 days after the date of this the scope regardless of the country of origin Instrument: Photonic Professional GT
of the fabric used to make the sack. System. Manufacturer: Nano scribe,
8 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 Subject laminated woven sacks are Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 83
(for general filing requirements). currently classifiable under Harmonized FR 31120, July 3, 2018. Comments:
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None received. Decision: Approved. We microdilution drug panels. Experiments instruments described below, for such
know of no instruments of equivalent to be conducted include growth purposes as this is intended to be used,
scientific value to the foreign assessment of these bacterial pathogens that was being manufactured in the
instruments described below, for such in the presence and absence of clinically United States at the time of order.
purposes as this is intended to be used, relevant antibiotics. The antibiotics Reasons: The instrument will be used to
that was being manufactured in the selected for our studies are those study the optoelectronic properties of
United States at the time of order. recommended by the Clinical and novel atomically thin semiconductor
Reasons: The instrument will be used to Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) for materials such as metal chalcogenides,
support the fabrication of devices primary testing. The objectives of the which are promising for application in
comprised primarily of both investigations are to more rapidly energy conversion (for example solar
commercially available and in house determine antimicrobial susceptibility cells) and micro-/nanoelectronics.
developed UV curable polymers. of bacterial pathogens. Currently, the Leading-edge fundamental research on
Biomaterials and other biopolymers that gold-standard method for antimicrobial the optoelectronic properties of novel
have been specifically designed to be susceptibility testing requires 16–20 or nanomaterials, with the goal of
cured using a radical polymerization 24–48 hours, depending on the species. developing advanced materials to
process will also be investigated in this The techniques required to perform support the needs for new energy
device. Any polymer or biomaterial that these experiments include inoculation conversion processes and next-
can be ablated using the wavelength and of a testing drug panel with a bacterial generation electronics and computing.
power available in the Nano scribe suspension and assessing susceptibly by
system will also be used for subtractive optical screening. The research Gregory W. Campbell,
manufacturing. conducted using this instrument may Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement
Docket Number: 18–001. Applicant: substantially reduce the time required to and Compliance.
William March Rice University, make an informed therapeutic decision. [FR Doc. 2018–17295 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: 3D- Docket Number: 18–003. Applicant: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Discovery Bioprinter and Direct Write University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
Electro spinner. Manufacturer: regnum, VA 22903. Instrument: Superconducting
Switzerland. Intended Use: See notice at Magnet System. Manufacturer: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
83 FR 31120, July 3, 2018. Comments: Cryogenic Ltd., United Kingdom.
None received. Decision: Approved. We Intended Use: See notice at 83 FR31120, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
know of no instruments of equivalent July 3, 2018. Comments: None received. Administration
scientific value to the foreign Decision: Approved. We know of no RIN 0648–XG410
instruments described below, for such instruments of equivalent scientific
purposes as this is intended to be used, value to the foreign instruments New England Fishery Management
that was being manufactured in the described below, for such purposes as Council; Public Meeting
United States at the time of order. this is intended to be used, that was
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Reasons: The instrument will be used being manufactured in the United States
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
for a multitude of techniques across at the time of order. Reasons: The
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
disciplines ranging from biology to instrument will be used to study the
materials science, chemical engineering beta decay of neutrons. Neutrons are Commerce.
and bioengineering. Techniques like elementary constituents of any matter in ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
thermoplastic and hydrogel extrusion, our universe. The experiments require SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
3D printing, 2-component printing, cell- measuring the kinetic energies of Management Council (Council) is
bioprinting, electrospinning/direct write electrons and protons, two of the scheduling a public meeting of its
electrospinning, drug/factor particles that are produced in neutron Habitat Committee to consider actions
encapsulation. decay. The Nab spectrometer is to affecting New England fisheries in the
Docket Number: 18–002. Applicant: extract the neutrino-electron correlation exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Centers for Disease Control and coefficient ‘‘a’’ and the Fires term ‘‘b’’
Recommendations from this group will
Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. which describes the dynamic properties
be brought to the full Council for formal
Instrument: Cello Scope Optical of the decay particles; the results test
consideration and action, if appropriate.
Screening Instrument. Manufacturer: our understanding of the Standard
Bio Sense Solutions Apes, Denmark. Model of Elementary Particle Physics. DATES: This meeting will be held on
Intended Use: See notice at 83 FR The Nab spectrometer, electrons and Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 9 a.m.
31120, July 3, 2018. Comments: None protons are guided by the magnetic ADDRESSES:
received. Decision: Approved. We know field, produced by the magnet system Meeting address: The meeting will be
of no instruments of equivalent that we are importing. Electrons and held at the Four Points by Sheraton,
scientific value to the foreign protons eventually reach detectors. The One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA
instruments described below, for such detectors allow us to determine the 01880; phone: (781) 245–9300.
purposes as this is intended to be used, kinetic energies of both particles, Council address: New England
that was being manufactured in the respectively. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
United States at the time of order. Docket Number: 18–004. Applicant: Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
Reasons: The instrument will be used University of Nebraska-Lincoln, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
for research use only to study several Lincoln, NE 68588–0645. Instrument:
Gram-negative and Gram-positive Closed Cycle Cryogen Free Cryostat. New England Fishery Management
bacterial pathogens. Use of this optical Manufacturer: Autocue Systems, Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
screening instrument, will be Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 83 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
developing and evaluating an automated FR 31120, July 3, 2018. Comments:
antimicrobial susceptibility test for None received. Decision: Approved. We Agenda
bacterial pathogens based on time-lapse know of no instruments of equivalent The committee will discuss the Clam
imaging of cells incubating in broth scientific value to the foreign dredge framework, particularly review
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