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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC IN
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTER FOR 
INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANCY AND SPONSORED RESEARCH, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY, CHENNAI, INDIA. 
 
REF: USDOC 01466 
 
¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is 
prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 
 
¶2. On April 9, 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and 
BIS FSN Shailendra Srivastava conducted a Post-Shipment Verification 
(PSV) at Center for Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research 
(CICSR), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai. 
 
¶3. BIS requested a PSV at CICSR located at the Indian Institute of 
Technology, Chennai 600036.  CICSR was listed as the ultimate 
consignee for one split-top tube furnace manufactured by Thermo 
Electron, 275 Aiken Road, Asheville, North Carolina.  Export 
License: No License Required.  ECCN: None. 
 
¶3. ECO and FSN Srivastava met with Mr. R. Sundaram, Senior Techno 
Economic Officer, Dr. Balaji Srinivasan, Assistant Professor, Dr. 
Anil Prabhakar, Assistant Professor and Mr. V. Umapathy, Special 
Officer (Project Purchaser), CICSR. 
 
¶4. CICSR representatives were aware of some BIS regulations. 
However, this was the first visit by BIS officials to their 
facility.  Mr. Sundaram provided copies of documents pertaining to 
this transaction including the Thermo Electron Commercial Invoice, 
CICSR Purchase Order, Air Waybill, a receipt for import duties paid 
to the Indian Customs Authority and Delivery Challan confirming 
receipt of the furnace. 
 
¶5. Mr. Srinivasan confirmed the stated end-use.  He explained that 
the split-top tube furnace is being used to carry out annealing 
experiments on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) within optical fibers 
which are generally used in the telecommunication industry.  FBGs 
act as an inline optical filter blocking certain wavelengths of 
light while transmitting all others.  Over time at normal 
temperatures, the FBG's efficiency degrades.  The scientists at 
CICSR use the furnace to simulate a 10-20 year aging process in a 
matter of hours and map the associated decay of the refractive index 
within the fiber core. 
 
¶6. After the meeting, the BIS team was given a tour of the CICSR 
facility where the ECO verified the split-top tube furnace's serial 
number as R06R-507109-RR, model number TF55035COMC-1, 3.4 amps, 
208/230 volts, 0.8 watts and term range 1100 Celsius. 
 
¶7. CICSR falls under the Indian Institute of Technology within the 
Ministry of Human Resources and Development.  The center was 
established to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience 
between industry and the Institute.  It fosters and administers 
collaboration with various industries for research, transfer of 
technology, human resource development, international partnership, 
facilitation of access to research, expertise and technology, 
database construction, and dissemination of information. 
 
¶9. Recommendation: At the time of this visit, the Center for 
Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research appeared to be a 
suitable recipient of the controlled technology.  The item on check 
was physically verified and was being used in a manner consistent 
with the Export Administration Regulations. 
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