[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 24953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10257]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Atlantic Product Services, Inc., as
a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Atlantic Product
Services, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Atlantic Product Services, Inc., has been approved to gauge and
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs
purposes for the next three years as of October 29, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Atlantic
Product Services, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on October 29, 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, 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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Atlantic Product Services, Inc., 2
Terminal Rd. KMI Bldg. OB2, Carteret, NJ 07008, has been approved to
gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for
customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12
and 19 CFR 151.13. Atlantic Product Services, Inc., is approved for the
following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum
products set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API):
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API Chapters Title
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3......................................... Tank gauging.
7......................................... Temperature Determination.
8......................................... Sampling.
12........................................ Calculations.
17........................................ Maritime Measurements.
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Atlantic Product Services, Inc., 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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27-05............ ASTM D-4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
27-08............ ASTM D-86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products.
27-11............ ASTM D-445 Standard test method for
kinematic viscosity of
transparent and opaque
liquids (and calculations of
dynamic viscosity).
27-14............ ASTM D-2622 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum Products
by Wavelength 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.
27-53............ ASTM D-2709 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Middle
Distillate Fuels by
Centrifuge.
27-58............ ASTM D-5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method).
N/A.............. ASTM D-3606 Determination of Benzene and
Toluene in Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
N/A.............. ASTM D 5769 Determination of Benzene,
Toluene, and Total Aromatics
in Finished Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass
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: April 24, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-10257 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am]
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