University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, et al.: Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration 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 5:00 p.m. in Room 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Docket Number: 17-017. Applicant: University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Instrument: Photonic Professional GT System. Manufacturer: Nano scribe, Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 83 FR 31120 , July 3, 2018. Comments: ( printed page 39986) None received. Decision: Approved. We know of no instruments of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instruments 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. Reasons: The instrument will be used to support the fabrication of devices comprised primarily of both commercially available and in house developed UV curable polymers. Biomaterials and other biopolymers that have been specifically designed to be cured using a radical polymerization process will also be investigated in this device. Any polymer or biomaterial that can be ablated using the wavelength and power available in the Nano scribe system will also be used for subtractive manufacturing. Docket Number: 18-001. Applicant:…