Notice2023-09463
Rice University, et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28489-28491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09463]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Rice University, et al.; 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 May 24, 2023. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy
of those comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9bd909897979cd7b198978a91988eb98d8b989d9cd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a5e737b74747f34527b7469727b6d5a6e687b7e7f347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Docket Number: 23-005. Applicant: Rice University, 6100 Main
Street, Houston, TX 77005. Instrument: Full-ring Shaped Ultrasonic
Transducer Array. Manufacturer: HEBEI ULSO TECH CO., LTD., China.
Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used in the research of
photoacoustic tomography, which will be used for photoacoustic signal
full-view detection. The instrument will be integrated into a
customized photoacoustic imaging system for visualization of wholebody
dynamics inside small animals for biomedical applications. For example,
the developed imaging system can be used to study tumor metastasis,
monitor chemotherapy, and test new drugs. The overall goal of this
research is to develop a pre-clinical molecular imaging platform for
cancer study. The instrument will be used for multiple imaging related
undergraduate/graduate level courses in electrical engineering at Rice
University, including computation imaging, computer vision, optical
imaging, medical imaging, etc. The instrument will be integrated into a
customized medical imaging system consisting of optics, ultrasonic
sensing, data acquisition and image reconstruction. Each component will
be discussed in related courses. Students will also tour the research
lab and
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operate the imaging system to gain hands-on experience. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissionerof Customs: February 1,
2023.
Docket Number: 23-006. Applicant: University of Wisconsin Stout,
712 Broadway Street, S, Menomonie, WI 54751. Instrument: 156 Direction
Photographic Lighting Cage. Manufacturer: ESPER Designs, Ltd., United
Kingdom. Intended Use: To enable/improve the capture of objects with
difficult appearance properties. To increase accessibility to data and
software supporting photogrammetry and inverse rending research at
other institutions. To empower the digital preservation and exhibition
of three-dimensional cultural heritage artifacts for galleries,
libraries, archives, and museums.
The grant was awarded to the University of Wisconsin Stout, a
primarily undergraduate, public university. The equipment will be
housed in the university Fabrication Lab which is accessible to all
students on campus. It will also be used to support curriculum in
courses for the Game Design and Development (GDD) Program, the
Professional Communication and Emerging Media (PCEM) Program, and other
design programs. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: According to the
applicant, there are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: December 13, 2022.
Docket Number: 23-007. Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the
Colorado School of Mines for and on Behalf of the Colorado School of
Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401. Instrument: Oxide
Molecular Beam Epitaxy System. Manufacturer: Scienta Omicron, Germany.
Intended Use: Oxide thin films will be grown for materials discovery
and materials science research. The identity of the materials or
phenomena to be studied: Oxide and metal thin film materials that are
insulating, semiconducting, or metals (ie. YMnO3, IrO2). The properties
of the materials or phenomena to be investigated: Primarily study of
their functional properties (such as ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and/
or ferromagnetic) or for growth of surfaces relevant to energy
conversion and storage applications (electrolysis, fuel cells, ion
transport). The experiments to be conducted: Thin film growth using in
situ reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) surface
monitoring and studies. The objectives pursued during the
investigations are the development of novel materials for functional
and energy applications, fundamental science surface and materials
properties studies. The techniques used in employing the instrument to
achieve the objectives: Oxide molecular beam epitaxy growth, RHEED.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there
are no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the
United States. Application accepted by Commissionerof Customs:
September 8, 2021.
Docket Number: 23-008. Applicant: Arizona State University, 1711 S.
Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85281. Instrument: Cheetah 1 X-by-wire Automated
Vehicle Chassis. Manufacturer: Shanghai Liaison Tech Co., Ltd., China.
Intended Use: The Cheetah Chassis (model cars) will be used to develop
a small testbed, and add IMU sensors, GPS, mmWave radar, communication
modules, and motor controllers on each of the Cheeta Chassis.
Experiments will be run on model cars to test the sensing and
connectivity between vehicles, with the objectives being to test
functionalities including, V2V and V2I communications, sensing and
vehicle automation control algorithms. First, simulation studies will
run in the lab, and then implement the modules on the testbed and run
experiments in parking lots to achieve the objectives. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissionerof Customs: March 22, 2022.
Docket Number: 23-009. Applicant: University of Chicago, 5640 S
Elis Avenue, ERC LL248, Chicago, IL 60637. Instrument: Fiber Laser and
Fiber Amplifier. Manufacturer: Precilasers, China. Intended Use:
Experimentally demonstrate entanglement generation between our atoms by
creating Bell Pairs (a state of two maximally entangled atoms) and
measuring parity oscillations when we drive them with a laser. Next, we
will use our ability to generate entanglement to create and measure
more exotic entangled states, such as ''cluster states'', which promise
to be useful for measurement-based quantum computation. There will be
other quantum phenomena we will investigate along the way, such as
using our entangled states for electric field measurements, but
eventually we will experimentally develop single-atom laser control,
which will allow us to perform almost arbitrary programmable quantum
computation. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: According to the
applicant, there are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: June 28, 2022.
Docket Number: 23-010. Applicant: Arizona State University, 1711 S.
Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85281. Instrument: Cheetah 1 X-by-wire Automated
Vehicle Chassis. Manufacturer: Shanghai Liaison Tech Co., Ltd., China.
Intended Use: The Cheetah Chassis (model cars) will be used to develop
a small testbed, and add IMU sensors, GPS, mmWave radar, communication
modules, and motor controllers on each of the Cheeta Chassis.
Experiments will be run on model cars to test the sensing and
connectivity between vehicles, with the objectives being to test
functionalities including V2V and V2I communications, sensing and
vehicle automation control algorithms. First, simulation studies will
run in the lab, and then implement the modules on the testbed and run
experiments in parking lots to achieve the objectives. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10,
2023.
Docket Number: 23-011. Applicant: Arizona State University, 1711 S.
Rural Road, Tempe, AZ 85281. Instrument: Cheetah 1 X-by-wire Automated
Vehicle Chassis. Manufacturer: Shanghai Liaison Tech Co., Ltd., China.
Intended Use: The Cheetah Chassis (model cars) will be used to develop
a small testbed, and add IMU sensors, GPS, mmWave radar, communication
modules, and motor controllers on each of the Cheeta Chassis.
Experiments will be run on model cars to test the sensing and
connectivity between vehicles, with the objectives being to test
functionalities including V2V and V2I communications, sensing, and
vehicle automation control algorithms. First, simulation studies will
run in the lab, and then implement the modules on the testbed and run
experiments in parking lots to achieve the objectives. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 10,
2023.
Docket Number: 23-012. Applicant: Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Instrument:
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Roll-to-Roll Coater. Manufacturer: InfinityPV ApS, Denmark. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to study the processing of halide
perovskite thin films for application in solar cells. Perovskites have
ideal optical and electronic properties for solar energy conversion,
but work remains to understand how to obtain these desirable properties
while processing in a high-speed roll-to-roll manner. Vary coating,
drying, and annealing conditions to understand how processing affects
material properties. The objective is to uncover conditions that lead
to photovoltaic-grade perovskite films at web speeds larger than 1 m/
min. The instrument must fit in a fume hood and within the project
budget. This research is supported by the National Science Foundation
under the award CMMI-1933819. Justification for Duty-Free Entry:
According to the applicant, there are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 6, 2022.
Docket Number: 23-013. Applicant: New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology Magadalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI), 801
Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. Instrument: Unit Telescope.
Manufacturer: Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems (AMOS), Belgium.
Intended Use: To better understand the universe and the processes that
take place within it by observation of objects whose structure, origins
and fate are not properly understood at present. These research areas
are fundamental to expanding the knowledge of particle physics, as well
as understanding the origins of the Universe and Earth. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: According to the applicant, there are no
instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 2, 2023.
Dated: April 28, 2023.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-09463 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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