Notice2026-20490
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology et.al, Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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October 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63521-63522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20490]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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
August 25, 2026, 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology et al.; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific
Instruments 91 FR 54847, August 25, 2026. We received no public
comments.
Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no
instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument
described below, for such purposes as this is intended to be used, that
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order.
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Docket No. Applicant Instrument
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25-067............ New Mexico Institute of JXA-IHP200F Field
Mining and Technology. Emission Electron Probe
MicroAnalyzer (EPMA).
25-074............ University of Illinois... FaunaScan MR2 Portable
Radar System.
26-003............ Washington University in Externally Adjustable
St. Louis. Four-Probe Stage.
26-004............ University of Washington. Walk Away Specimen
Professor (WASP).
26-005............ University of Illinois... Pico Emerald Laser System
with Laser Head, Control
Unit and Chiller.
26-006............ Washington State JEOL F-200 STEM featuring
University. dual EDS detectors, a
Gatan ClearView 16MP
Camera, a Gatan Alpine
Direct Electron
Detector.
26-007............ University of Iowa....... Zantiks MWP Z2S.
26-015............ Rector & Visitors of the Transmission Electron
University of Virginia. Microscope with Lorentz
lens and Bi-Prism.
26-016............ University of Illinois... Multimesh Terahertz
Filter System.
26-020............ University of Chicago.... ASWAXS Flight Tube.
26-024............ University of Buffalo.... Transmission Electron
Microscope--Thermo
Scientific FEI Talos
F200i.
26-025............ University of Alaska..... MICADAS.
26-028............ Wesleyan University...... High Performance
Photoluminescence
Lifetime and Steady-
State Spectrometer.
26-030............ The Board of Trustees of Side Bounce Monochromator
the University of (SBM).
Illinois.
26-033............ Virginia Commonwealth Cryo-System for Kerr
University. Microscopy and Heating
System.
26-038............ University of Nevada at CytoSub Deep.
Reno.
26-043............ Rush University Medical Laser Microtome.
Center.
26-045............ Battelle Memorial Treble+ Distributed
Institute, Pacific Acoustic Sensing (DAS)
Northwest Division. Interrogator.
26-046............ The Board of Trustees of Surface Diffractometer
the University of with Double Crystal
Illinois. Deflector (DCD).
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26-048............ Murray State University.. Bruker Avance NEO 400 MHz
NMR Nanobay
Spectrometer.
26-050............ Michigan Technological Dielectrophoresis
University. Instrument.
26-053............ Applicant: Battelle Tunable Laser System.
Memorial Institute.
26-056............ Rochester Institute of Ultrafast Ti: Sapphire
Technology. Laser.
26-058............ Fermi Forward Discovery Two Low-Voltage, High-
Group, LLC. Current Switch Mode
Power Supply (SMPS)
Systems.
26-060............ University of Optical Amplifier
Pennsylvania. ORPHEUS.
26-061............ Washington University in Biospec 15.2-Tesla Pre-
St. Louis. Clinical MRI System.
26-062............ University of Electrochemical Mass
Pennsylvania. Spectrometry (EC-MS)
System with Integrated
Microchip Inlet.
26-065............ University of Southern Bruker Avance NEO Nanobay
Indiana. 400 MHz NMR.
26-067............ State University of Iowa. HE-TOPAS-PrimePlus OPA
System.
26-069............ Syracuse University...... KiwiSat Argos Satellite
Marker.
26-071............ Hobart and William Smith JNM-ECZL 500G: 500MHz
Colleges. 11.7 T NMR Spectrometer.
26-074............ Colorado State University Compact Ultra High
Contrast OPCPA Laser.
26-082............ Yale University.......... Satsuma HP\2\ High Power
Femtosecond Laser.
26-088............ Northwestern University.. CARBIDE pump laser with
iOPA-F tunable-
wavelength optical
parametric amplifier.
26-089............ Children's Mercy Hospital SKYSCAN 1273.
26-090............ University of Illinois, Cytomat 24C Automated
Urbana-Champaign. Incubator.
26-096............ Wesleyan University...... Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroecopy
magnet (NMR Magnet).
26-097............ Trustees of Dartmouth nanoindenter.
College.
26-098............ Fermi Forward Discovery 40kW 650 MHz RF
Group, LLC. Amplifier.
26-101............ University of Washington. FetchAZA HP Rel 504
Pressure Recorder with
Acoustic Release.
26-103............ Indiana University IBEX Clumped Isotope
Bloomington. sample preparation
system V2.
26-110............ Battelle Memorial RT6-1000 Acoustic Release
Institute, Pacific Transponders.
Northwest Division.
26-114............ University of Louisville. NMRSpectrometer
Instrument.
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Dated: October 2, 2026.
Lana Nigro,
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-20490 Filed 10-5-26; 8:45 am]
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