[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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