Northwestern University and Cornell University 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. Further information on the application can be found here: https://www.trade.gov/​sips-florence-frs . Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and be postmarked on or before September 24, 2026. Address written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 40005, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Please also email a copy of those comments to SIPS-Florence@trade.gov Docket number Applicant Instrument 26-008 Northwestern University and Cornell University Upgrade Parts for Cryostat. 26-019 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Single frequency 652 nm VECSEL laser. 26-035 The University of Texas at Austin Dilution refrigerator system LD400. 26-041 Rice University Model BF-LD250 Cryogen-free refrigerator system. 26-049 Cornell University Dilution refrigerator. 26-054 Vanderbilt University Widely Tunable OPO Laser Source based near-field illumination unit for neaSCOPE microscope. 26-059 University of California Berkeley Dilution Refrigerator. 26-064 University of Illinois Urbana…