[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56086-56087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22251]
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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 April 21, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on April 21, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for April 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate,
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, 1
Estate Hope, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820, 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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3................................. Tank gauging.
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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27-02........................ 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.
27-08........................ ASTM D 86......... Standard Test Method
for Distillation of
Petroleum Products
at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11........................ ASTM D 445........ Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids (the
Calculation of
Dynamic Velocity).
27-13........................ ASTM D 4294....... Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products
by energy-dispersive
x-ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
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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: September 4, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2014-22251 Filed 9-17-14; 8:45 am]
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