[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2680-2681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00494]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of St Laboratories Group, LLC, as a Commercial
Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of ST Laboratories Group,
LLC, as a commercial laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that ST
Laboratories Group, LLC, has been accredited to test petroleum and
certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three
years as of September 12, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of ST
Laboratories Group, LLC, as commercial laboratory became effective on
September 12, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for September 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 that ST Laboratories Group, LLC, 1404 S. Houston Rd., Pasadena,
TX 77502, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum
products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.12. ST Laboratories Group, LLC is accredited for the following
laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain
petroleum products set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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27-01.......................... D287 API Gravity of crude
Petroleum and
Petroleum products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-04.......................... D95 Standard test method
for water in petroleum
products and
bituminous materials
by distillation.
27-05.......................... D4928-89 Standard test method
for water in crude
oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-06.......................... D473 Standard Test method
for sediment in crude
oils and fuel oils by
extraction method.
27-07.......................... D4807 Standard test method
for sediment in crude
oil by membrane
filtration.
27-08.......................... D86 Standard Test method
for distillation of
petroleum products.
27-11.......................... D445 Standard Test method of
kinematic viscosity of
transparent and opaque
liquids.
27-13.......................... D4294 Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products by
energy-dispersive x-
ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-48.......................... D4052 Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
liquids by digital
density meter.
27-50.......................... D93 Standard test method
for flash point by
Pensky Martin Closed
Cup Tester.
29-01.......................... D3797 Test method for
analysis of o-Xylene
by Gas Chromatography.
29-02.......................... D3798 Test method for
Analysis of p-Xylene
by Gas Chromatography.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific tests this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be
directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202)
344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to [email protected]. Please
reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf
Dated: January 3, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-00494 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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