Notice2023-27482
Stanford University et al.; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27482]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Stanford University 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). On
November 1, 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, 88FR74977, November 1, 2023. (Notice).
We received no public comments.
Docket Number: 23-014. Applicant: Stanford University, Department
of Neurosurgery, Ivan Soltesz Laboratory, 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA
94305. Instrument: 50 mW Fiber-coupled DPSS 473nm blue lasers (x5).
Manufacturer: Shanghai Laser & Optics Century Co., Ltd., China.
Intended Use: The instrument will be used to control the activity of
neuronal populations in the brain of mice in order to study how
altering the activity of specific neurons can lead to changes in mouse
behavior and/or the emergence of pathological activity in the brain.
Specifically, mice will be genetically induced to express particular
optogenetic receptors in neuronal populations in the brain. These
lasers will be used to deliver light into the brain via implanted
fiberoptic cannula. The receptors, when activated by light, cause an
increase in the activity of the neurons in which they are expressed.
Lasers will be controlled through an external controller in order to
only turn on in response to specific behaviors detected in the mouse.
The goal of these studies is to identify specific populations of
neurons responsible for the emergence of various behaviors and brain
states. These insights will enable the identification of neuronal
targets for future therapeutic intervention to treat various
neurological disorders.
Docket Number: 23-015. Applicant: University of Connecticut, 3107
Horsebarn Hill Road, Unit 4210, Storrs, CT 06269. Instrument: Swim
Tunnel Respirometry Systems and Vertical Resting Respirometry Systems.
Manufacturer: Loligo Systems, Denmark. Intended Use: The instrument
Respirometry refers to the study of an organism's metabolic rates. For
this research, water bath respirometry systems will be used to measure
how the metabolic rates of small-bodied fish and bivalves (oysters,
mussels, clams, etc.) are influenced by the different environmental
conditions including temperature change and the presence of chemical
stressors such as contaminants. This scientific equipment order
involvestwo complete swim tunnel respirometry systems (1500 mL chamber
size for small-bodied fish species) and four vertical respirometry
chambers (bivalve species) which allow for the measure of an organism's
metabolic rate by measuring oxygen consumption over time. This research
falls under the broader scientific area of study known as organismal
bioenergetics. The order is broken down into component parts (for
example, chambers, pumps, tubing, temperature controls) which together
comprise the complete respirometry systems.
Dated: December 11, 2023.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysts, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-27482 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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