[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1653-1654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00361]
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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 June 24, 2014.
DATES: Effective: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on June 24, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for June 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, 16025-
C Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, 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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27-01................................... ASTM D 287................. Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products
(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.
27-06................................... ASTM D 473................. Standard Test Method for Sediment in
Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
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.
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
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
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27-54................................... ASTM D 1796................ Standard Test Method for Water and
Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge
Method (Laboratory Procedure).
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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/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: January 5, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-00361 Filed 1-12-15; 8:45 am]
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