[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10498-10499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03948]
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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 December 12, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on December 12, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will
be scheduled for December 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, 151
East Lathrop Ave., Savannah, GA 31415, 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.
9................................... Density Determination.
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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27-03................. 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.
27-08................. 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.
27-48................. ASTM D 4052.......... Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-54................. ASTM D 1796.......... Standard test method for
water and sediment in
fuel oils by the
centrifuge method
(Laboratory procedure).
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://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-03948 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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