Notice2025-12267
University of Minnesota et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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July 1, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 28724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12267]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
University of Minnesota 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 July 21, 2025. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 40005, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy
of those comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbfecdda95f0d2d6fbcfc9dadfde95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="236655420d684a4e6357514247460d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>.
Docket Number: 25-016. Applicant: University of Minnesota, 115
Union St. SE, PAN 241, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: High
Temperature Laser Crystal Growth Furnace. Manufacturer: Scientific
Instruments GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to
synthesize single crystals of transition-metal-based oxide to discover
new high high-temperature superconducting materials. 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 25, 2025.
Docket Number: 25-017. Applicant: California Institute of
Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., M/C 18-34, Pasadena, CA 91125.
Instrument: Nd: Yag Laser System. Manufacturer: Laser Zentrum Hannover,
Germany. Intended Use: The instrument is intended to detect
gravitational waves. 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 30, 2007.
Docket Number: 25-018. Applicant: Utah State University, 4415 Old
Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322. Instrument: SLM-200 Spatial Light
Modulator. Manufacturer: Santec USA Corporation, Japan. Intended Use:
The instrument is intended to generate holography and vortex optical
beams to provide hands-on training on holographic optics, diffraction
options, and Fourier optics. 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 30, 2025.
Dated: June 27, 2025.
Tyler J. O'Daniel,
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-12267 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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