[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26980-26981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10843]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of NMC Global Corporation as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of NMC Global Corporation 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMC 
Global Corporation has been approved to gauge and accredited to test 
petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils 
for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 1, 2013.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of NMC Global Corporation as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on August 1, 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, 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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that NMC Global Corporation, 650 Groves Road, 
Suite 111, Thorofare, NJ 08086, has been approved to gauge and 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals 
and vegetable oils for customs purposes, in accordance with the 
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. NMC Global Corporation 
is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and 
certain petroleum products set forth by the American Petroleum 
Institute (API):

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          API Chapters                            Title
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3..............................  Gauging.
7..............................  Temperature Determination.
8..............................  Sampling.
9..............................  Density Determination.
12.............................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17.............................  Marine Measurements.
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    NMC Global 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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27-48...................  ASTM D-4052              Standard test method
                                                    for density and
                                                    relative density of
                                                    liquids by digital
                                                    density meter.
27-13...................  ASTM D-4294              Standard test method
                                                    for sulfur in
                                                    petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    by energy-dispersive
                                                    x-ray fluorescence
                                                    spectrometry.
27-04...................  ASTM D-95                Standard test method
                                                    for water in
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    and bituminous
                                                    materials by
                                                    distillation.
27-11...................  ASTM D-445               Standard test method
                                                    for kinematic
                                                    viscosity of
                                                    transparent and
                                                    opaque liquids (and
                                                    calculations of
                                                    dynamic viscosity).
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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://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf

    Dated: May 2, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-10843 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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