Notice2023-16363
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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August 2, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50838-50839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16363]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy; 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). On
January 24, 2023, the Department of Commerce published a notice in the
Federal Register requesting public comment on whether instruments of
equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which the instruments
identified in the docket(s) below are intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States. See Application(s) for Duty-Free
Entry of Scientific Instruments, 88 FR 4155, January 24, 2023 (Notice).
We received no public comments.
Docket Number: 23-004. Applicant: The Association of Universities
for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 950 N Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ
85719. Instrument: (4) Laser Launch Telescopes. Manufacturer: Officina
Stellare, S.p.A., Italy. Intended Use: The
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instrument is intended to be used to study the creation of four
artificial stars for the purpose of conducting Adaptive Optics
scientific observations. Existing and upcoming next generation optical
telescopes require highly reliable 589 nm high power lasers--to
generate so-called Guide Star Lasers--for the implementation of
adaptive optics facilities. The four Laser Launch Telescopes will be
used to project these laser beacons to create a constellation of
artificial laser guide stars on top of the telescope. The experiments
to be conducted: The four Laser Launch Telescopes used as an accessory
to the Adaptive Optics system GMAO (currently in development) will
propagate a constellation of artificial guide stars to measure the
incoming wavefront. The objectives pursued during the investigations
will be used on selected nights for selected astronomical targets in
hopes of attaining better scientific data.
Dated: July 27, 2023.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-16363 Filed 8-1-23; 8:45 am]
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