[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08190]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as a Commercial Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as a commercial 
laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Nexeo Solutions LLC, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain 
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of 
September 24, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as 
commercial laboratory became effective on September 24, 2014. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
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 that Nexeo Solutions LLC, 1404 S. Houston Rd., Pasadena, TX 
77502, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum 
products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 
CFR 151.12.
    Nexeo Solutions LLC 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...........................  D 287.............  API Gravity of
                                                       crude Petroleum
                                                       and Petroleum
                                                       products
                                                       (Hydrometer
                                                       Method).
27-04...........................  D 95..............  Standard test
                                                       method for water
                                                       in petroleum
                                                       products and
                                                       bitumous
                                                       materials by
                                                       distillation.
27-05...........................  D 4928............  Standard test
                                                       method for water
                                                       in crude oils by
                                                       Coulometric Karl
                                                       Fischer
                                                       Titration.
27-06...........................  D 473.............  Standard test
                                                       method for
                                                       sediment in crude
                                                       oils and fuel
                                                       oils by
                                                       extraction
                                                       method.
27-07...........................  D 4807............  Standard test
                                                       method for
                                                       sediment in crude
                                                       oil by membrane
                                                       filtration.
27-08...........................  D 86..............  Standard test
                                                       method for
                                                       distillation of
                                                       petroleum
                                                       products.
27-11...........................  D 445.............  Standard test
                                                       method of
                                                       kinematic
                                                       viscosity of
                                                       transparent and
                                                       opaque liquids.
27-13...........................  D 4294............  Standard test
                                                       method for sulfur
                                                       in petroleum and
                                                       petroleum
                                                       products by
                                                       energy-dispersive
                                                       x-ray
                                                       fluorescence
                                                       spectrometry.
27-48...........................  D 4052............  Standard test
                                                       method for
                                                       density and
                                                       relative density
                                                       of liquids by
                                                       digital density
                                                       meter.
27-50...........................  D 93..............  Standard test
                                                       method for flash
                                                       point by Pensky
                                                       Martin Closed Cup
                                                       Tester.
29-01...........................  D 3797............  Test method for
                                                       analysis of o-
                                                       Xylene by Gas
                                                       Chromatography.
29-02...........................  D 3798............  Test method for
                                                       Analysis of p-
                                                       Xylene by Gas
                                                       Chromatography.
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    Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses 
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it 
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the 
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 
specific test this entity is accredited 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: April 2, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
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