[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6734]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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 April 11, 2011. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 11-012. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC. 9700 South 
Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439. Instrument: TFS500 Atomic Layer Deposition 
System. Manufacturer: Beneq OY, Finland. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used in experiments on atomic layer deposition (ALD) growth of 
thin film materials to determine the optimal conditions of temperature, 
pressure, flux and precursor combinations. For the research the 
instrument is required to have a modular deposition chamber so that the 
system can be reconfigured to optimize the coating process for 
different substrates. It also requires a precursor delivery system that 
can be heated to 500 degrees Celsius to vaporize non-volatile chemical 
precursors. It also requires inert gas purging between the deposition 
chamber and outer heating chambers to contain the precursors without 
the need for a gas-tight seal at this junction. Justification for Duty-
Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category being 
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner 
of Customs: February 2, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-016. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC. 9700 South 
Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439-4873. Instrument: Single Roll Presser. 
Manufacturer: A-Pro Co., Ltd, South Korea. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used for making novel electrodes for lithium-ion cells, which 
are subjected to electrochemical performance testing to determine the 
influence of the active materials in the electrodes and electrolyte. 
The instrument is unique in that it is semi-automated with a high 
attention to dimensional tolerances, temperature control and safety, 
helping guarantee that the research cells made will be of industrial 
level quality and consistency for the experiments. Justification for 
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category 
being manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by 
Commissioner of Customs: February 2, 2011.
    Docket Number: 11-018. Applicant: Purdue University, Birck 
Nanotechnology Center, 1205 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 
47907-2057. Instrument: Rapid Thermal Annealer. Manufacturer: Qualiflow 
Jipelec, France. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to conduct 
fast temperature ramping experiments with the purpose of annealing the 
research sample within. The instrument is designed for quick ramping of 
temperature in order to keep the thermal budget at a minimum. The 
instrument has a temperature ramp rate of 300 degrees Celsius per 
second. Other key characteristics that distinguish this instrument from 
others are vacuum purge capability and contamination control. 
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same 
general category being manufactured in the United States. Application 
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: March 1, 2011.

    Dated: March 16, 2011.
Gregory Campbell,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-6734 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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