Notice2024-17756
State University of New York at Stony Brook University, et al.; Application(s)for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65323-65324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17756]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
State University of New York at Stony Brook 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 August 29, 2024. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room41006, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy
of those comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c78555d52525912745d524f545d4b7c484e5d5859125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185c717976767d365079766b70796f586c6a797c7d367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Docket Number: 24-020. Applicant: State University of New York at
Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5230.
Instrument: Miniature 2-Photon Microscope System. Manufacturer: Nanjing
Transcend Vivoscope Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: The
instrument is intended to be used for neuroscientists to enable them to
study brain activity with unprecedented detail and flexibility.
Acquiring a miniature two-photon scope for campus use would
significantly advance neuroscience research at Stony Brook.
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
20, 2024.
Docket Number: 24-021. Applicant: Washington State University,
Procurement and Contract Services, French Administration Building 240,
P. O. Box 64120, Pullman, WA 99164-1020.
Instrument: Optical Lens, Polarized Beamsplitter, Broadband
Dielectric Mirror, Non-polorizing Beamsplitter, Zero-order half and
quarter. Manufacturer: Fuzhou Sunlight Technology, Co., Ltd., People's
Republic of China. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to be used
to study quantum phenomena, such as: Quantum memory, quantum computing,
and quantum networking, and to investigate the quantum properties of
such neutral atom array. This device could also be used for educational
purposes. For graduate students' education (Physics 800 Doctoral
Research) and undergraduate students' educations (Physics 499 Special
Projects), students can learn how to operate lasers and MOT system to
trap neutral atoms and form atom arrays and design optical layout.
These tools will be commonly used in most quantum optics labs.
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: July
16, 2024.
Docket Number: 24-022. Applicant: Columbia University, Department
of Physics, Pupin Hall, 538 W 120 Street, New York, NY 10027.
Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: PreciLasers, China. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the production of an
ultracold and trapped gas of Strontium-88 atoms for a Sr<INF>2</INF>
molecular clock experiment. This molecular clock will be used to
perform precise measurements of molecular vibrational energies,
enabling the study of physics beyond the standard model. Learning to
use lasers is an important part of the training of graduate students
pursuing Ph.D.s--through using the lasers; they learn laser physics and
practical aspects of operating and maintaining lasers. 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: July 16, 2024.
Docket Number: 24-023. Applicant: University of Colorado JILA
Department, 3300 Walnut Street, Unit B, JILA Building, Room S/175,
Boulder CO 80301. Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: Shanghai
Precilasers Technology Co., Ltd., China. Intended Use: The instrument
is intended to be used for the JILA eEDM Generation III experiment
designed to explore physics beyond the Standard Model by precisely
measuring the electron electric dipole moment (eEDM) using a tabletop
setup.
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The approach involves measuring the eEDM within a molecular ion, which
enhances the eEDM effect for better accuracy. The fiber laser we intend
to acquire will provide the necessary 300 mW power output for both
transitions. 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: July 2, 2024.
Docket Number: 24-024. Applicant: Columbia University, Department
of Physics, Pupin Hall, 538 W 120th Street, New York, NY 10027.
Instrument: Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: PreciLasers, China. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used for the production of an
ultracold and trapped gas of Strontium-88 atoms for a SR<INF>2</INF>
molecular clock experiment. This molecular clock will be used to
perform precise measurements of molecular vibrational energies,
enabling the study of physics beyond the Standard Model. Also, the
instrument will be used to make sensitive measurements of the
properties of the SR<INF>2</INF> molecule in an optical lattice. In
particular, looking for evidence of non-Newtonian gravity at Angstrom
range, a possible indication of new physics required to explain the
nature of dark matter in the universe.
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:
July 16, 2024.
Docket Number: 24-025. Applicant: Trustees of Boston College, 140
Commonwealth Avenue, Higgins Hall 335, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
Instrument: Atomic Force Microscope Tip Containing Single Nitrogen
Vacancy Centers. Manufacturer: QZabre Limited, Switzerland. Intended
Use: The instrument is intended to be used in research projects in
quantum information science and quantum materials. The diamond atomic
force microscope tip (AFM) tip with single nitrogen vacancy (NV)
centers will allow us to obtain the highest spatial resolution imaging
of magnetic stray fields and current distributions. The instruments
will be conducted by graduate students enrolled in doctoral program at
Boston College. This will significantly benefit their training on
cutting-edge quantum sensing techniques and allow them to join the US
STEM workforce upon graduation. 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 11, 2024.
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysis, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-17756 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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