[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06076]
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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.
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 petroleum and certain
petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of
October 28, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of NMC Global
Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
October 28, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for October 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 NMC Global Corporation, 3139 Federal
Rd., Pasadena, TX 77504, 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. NMC Global 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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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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27-01......................... ASTM D 287....... Standard Test Method
for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
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.
27-13......................... 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.
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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: March 9, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06076 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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