[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 26694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11250]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


UChicago Argonne, LLC, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on 
Applications 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). 
Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC.
    Docket Number: 11-012. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC, Lemont, IL 
60439. Instrument: TFS500 Atomic Layer Deposition System. Manufacturer: 
Beneq OY, Finland. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 15945, March 22, 
2011. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order. 
Reasons: Pertinent characteristics of this instrument include its 
modular deposition chamber in order that the system can be reconfigured 
to optimize the coating process for different substrates. It also has a 
precursor delivery system that can be heated to 500 degrees Celsius to 
vaporize non-volatile chemical precursors. Lastly, it is capable of 
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.

    Docket Number: 11-016. Applicant: UChicago Argonne, LLC, Lemont, IL 
60439-4873. Instrument: Single Roll Presser. Manufacturer: A-Pro Co., 
Ltd., South Korea. Intended Use: See notice at 76 FR 15945, March 22, 
2011. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no 
instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 
described below, for such purposes as each is intended to be used, that 
was being manufactured in the United States at the time of its order. 
Reasons: The instrument is unique in that it is semi-automated with a 
high attention to dimensional tolerances, temperature control and 
safety, which ensures that the research cells made will be of 
industrial level quality and consistency.

    Docket Number: 11-018. Applicant: Purdue University, Birck 
Nanotechnology Center, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057. Instrument: Rapid 
Thermal Annealer. Manufacturer: Quailflow Jipelec, France. Intended 
Use: See notice at 76 FR 15945, March 22, 2011. Comments: None 
received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent 
scientific value to the foreign instruments described below, for such 
purposes as each is intended to be used, that was being manufactured in 
the United States at the time of its order. Reasons: Key 
characteristics of this instrument include a temperature ramp rate of 
300 degrees Celsius per second, vacuum purge capability and 
contamination control.

    Dated: May 3, 2011.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-11250 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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