[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13325-13326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05114]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation,
as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America
Corporation, as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation has been approved to gauge petroleum
and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and
certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three
years as of August 20, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on August 20, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will
be scheduled for August 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate America Corporation, 2501
SE. Columbia Way, Suite 300, Vancouver, WA 98661, has been approved to
gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test
petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in
accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
Inspectorate America Corporation is approved for the following gauging
procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products per the
American Petroleum Institute (API) Measurement Standards:
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API chapters Title
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2...................................... Tank calibration
4...................................... Proving systems
5...................................... Metering
6...................................... Metering assemblies
7...................................... Temperature determination
8...................................... Sampling
12..................................... Calculations
17..................................... Maritime measurement
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Inspectorate America Corporation 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......................... ASTM D 287....... Standard Test Method
for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-02......................... ASTM D 1298...... Standard Test Method
for Density,
Relative Density
(Specific Gravity),
or API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Liquid Petroleum
Products by
Hydrometer Method.
27-03......................... ASTM D 4006...... Standard test method
for water in crude
oil by distillation.
27-04......................... ASTM D 95........ Standard test method
for water in
petroleum products
and bituminous
materials by
distillation.
27-05......................... ASTM D 4928...... Standard test method
for water in crude
oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-06......................... ASTM D 473....... Standard Test Method
for Sediment in
Crude Oils and Fuel
Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-07......................... ASTM D 4807...... Standard Test Method
for Sediment in
Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08......................... ASTM D 86........ Standard Test Method
for Distillation of
Petroleum Products
at Atmoshpheric
Pressure.
27-11......................... ASTM D 445....... Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids (the
Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13......................... ASTM D 4294...... Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products
by energy-dispersive
x-ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-20......................... ASTM D 4057...... Standard Practice for
Manual Sampling of
Petroleum and
Petroleum Products.
27-48......................... ASTM D 4052...... Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50......................... ASTM D-93........ Standard test methods
for flash point by
Penske-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
27-53......................... ASTM D 2709...... Standard Test Method
for Water and
Sediment in Middle
Distillate Fuels by
Centrifuge.
27-57......................... ASTM D 7039...... Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel by
Monochromatic
Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-58......................... ASTM D 5191...... Standard Test Method
For Vapor Pressure
of Petroleum
Products (Mini
Method).
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
and gauger services should request and receive written assurances from
the entity that it is accredited or approved by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to conduct the specific test or gauger service
requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or
gauger service 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: February 27, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-05114 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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