Fermi Research Alliance, et al., Application(s) 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 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, 2024. Address written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 41006, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy of those comments to Dianne.Hanshaw@trade.gov . Docket Number: 24-001. Applicant: Fermi Research Alliance, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510. Instrument: Helium Refrigeration/Liquification Plant and accompanying accessories. Manufacturer: Air Liquide, France. Intended Use: The PIP II linear accelerator will provide unparalleled achievement in particle acceleration. These accelerated particles will be born at the FNAL site in Batavia, IL and accelerated via the PIP II linear accelerator through the Earth approximately 900 miles west into the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) located in Lead, SD, to discover whether neutrinos violate the fundamental matter-antimatter symmetry of physics. The design, research, development, and results from the construction and…