Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
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 ). On March 22, 2024, 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 Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 89FR20426-27 , (Notice). We received no public comments regarding the instruments in docket numbers: 24-001; 24-002; 24-005; 24-007. We did receive comments, from SRI International, regarding the instruments in docket numbers: 24-003; 24-004; 24-006; and 24-008. Comments: In its comments regarding the instruments in docket numbers: 24-003; 24-004; 24-006; and 24-008, SRI International claims that currently, no domestic manufacturer offers an off-the-shelf or custom-made item of equivalent scientific value. 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. Docket Number: 24-001. Applicant: Fermi Research Alliance, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, IL 60510. Instrument:…
Citation: 89 FR 47897
