83 FR 45104 - Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 172 (September 5, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45104]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19208]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    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), we invite comments 
on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value, 
for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to 
be used, are being manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be postmarked on or before September 25, 2018. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 17-019. Applicant: University of California, 
Berkeley, 100 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, Berkeley, CA 94720. 
Instrument: High Field Cryogen-Free Measurement System (CFMS) for 
Precision Measurement of Physical Properties. Manufacturer: Cryogenic 
US, LLC, United Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to 
study thin films of metal-oxides for advanced oxide-based electronic 
devices, magnetic and electrical properties of oxide materials and 
devices at low temperatures and/or high magnetic fields. Angle 
dependent magnetoelectric properties of the devices will be explored on 
multiple axes. The investigations done with this instrument will lead 
to advancement of understanding of the properties of metal-oxide thin 
films and their interfaces for new generation of oxide-based 
microelectronic devices. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are 
no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United 
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 5, 
2017.

    Dated: August 28, 2018.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-19208 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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