UChicago Argonne LLC. et al.; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

UChicago Argonne LLC. et al.; Notice of Decision on Application 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). On December 2, 2025, August 12, 2026 and August 20, 2026, 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 UChicago Argonne LLC et al.: Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

90 FR 55301, December 2, 2025;

See Pacific Northwest National Laboratory et al; Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

91 FR 52040, August 12, 2026; and

See Arizona State University et al.: Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

91 FR 53842, August 20, 2026. We received no public comments.

Comments:

None received. 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 No.

Applicant

Instrument

25-034

UChicago Argonne LLC

352-MHz/160kW Solid State Radio Frequency Amplifier Systems.

25-058

Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division

Transmitter Tags.

25-059

Fermi Forward Discovery Group LLC

Particle Accelerator's Neutrino Receiving and Detecting Instrument.

25-060

UChicago Argonne LLC

Circulator Switch.

25-064

University of Colorado

Closed-Sycle Cryostat Integrated with a Superconducting Magnet and Nanopositioners.

25-065

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dilution Refrigerator.

25-066

UChicago Argonne LLC

Stepper Motors.

25-068

University of South Carolina

JEM-F200 (C-HR): Multi-Purpose Electron Microscope and EM-20230CFEG: Cold Field Emission Gun with Radiant Panels).

25-069

UChicago Argonne LLC

Fluorescence Electron Detector.

25-070

Arizona State University

Multiport Oscillator System.

25-071

University of California Santa Barbara

FT-NMT04 Nanomechanical Testing System.

25-072

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Vacuum Chambers.

25-073

Arizona State University

Chirped Mirror Compressor Subsystem.

25-075

Arizona State University

Trumpf Laser Boards Subsystem.

26-001

UChicago Argonne LLC

Pink Beam Slit & Drain Current.

26-002

UChicago Argonne LLC

Horizontally Deflecting Double-Crystal Monochromator (HDCM).

26-009

Arizona State University

Customized TruMicro 2000 Seed Laser System.

26-010

Arizona State University

DIRA-500-1 (DIRA 350-1; CFBG and Waveshaper; Multipass 600-1; Compressor 500-1; Dry Air Generator).

26-011

Leland Stanford Junior University

Hyperion II RF Plasma Oxygen Source for the Cameca Nano SIMS 50L.

26-012

UChicago Argonne LLC

Photocathode (PC) Gun Drive Laser.

26-013

UChicago Argonne LLC

8-ID Pink Beam Filter.

26-014

UChicago Argonne LLC

Deflectic Focusing Mirror System.

26-017

UChicago Argonne LLC

Nanopositioner and Accessories.

26-018

UChicago Argonne LLC

X-Ray Pulse Train Modulator.

26-022

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

JEM-ARM300F2(WS) Atomic Resolution Electron Microscope.

26-023

UChicago Argonne LLC

EIGER2 X 1M.

26-027

UChicago Argonne LLC

Liquid Nitrogen Cryocooler System.

26-029

UChicago Argonne LLC

High Precision Air Bearing Stage.

26-037

UChicago Argonne LLC

High Performance Tunable Laser.

26-039

UChicago Argonne LLC

PtychoProbe Mechatronics Core.

26-040

Leland Stanford Junior University

Bluefors Dilution Refrigerator.

26-044

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Segmented Quad Germanium Detectors.

26-051

Leland Stanford Junior University

Bluefors Dilution Refrigerator, Vector Magnet.

26-055

UChicago Argonne LLC

Custom Lens.

26-063

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube Wind Tunnel.

26-066

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

72 Scientific Vacuum Chambers.

26-068

UChicago Argonne LLC

Cryogenic Hall Probe.

26-070

Arizona State University

Spectral Broadening Multipass Cell (MPC) Optics Package Subsystem.

26-079

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroecopy Cryoprobe and Cryoplatform.

26-080

UChicago Argonne LLC

Microscope.

26-081

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Booster to Accumulator (BTA) Septa Magnet System.

26-085

UChicago Argonne LLC

Pre-figured Mirror Mount System.

26-086

UChicago Argonne LLC

Photoreactor and Accessories.

26-095

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dilution Refrigeration System.

26-099

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

X-Ray Diffractometer.

26-100

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ultra Low Vibration Cryo-Cooler.

26-102

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

SR BE&C Vacuum Chambers.

26-105

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Nu Sapphire.

26-109

UChicago Argonne LLC

CVD Diamond Windows.

26-136

UChicago Argonne LLC

RF Power Amplifier.

26-137

Iowa State University of Science and Technology dba Ames National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy

Gyrotron and DNP Probe.

26-139

UChicago Argonne LLC

Electron Bean Evaporator.

Dated: September 11, 2026.

Lana Nigro,

Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.

[FR Doc. 2026-18935 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]

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