[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13993]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bennett Testing Service, 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 Bennett Testing
Service, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Bennett Testing Service, Inc., has been approved to gauge and
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs
purposes for the next three years as of November 3, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Bennett
Testing Service, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on November 3, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will
be scheduled for November 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 Bennett Testing Service, Inc., 1045 E.
Hazelwood Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065, 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. Bennett Testing Service, 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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Bennett Testing Service, 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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27-48......................... 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: June 1, 2015.
Donald A. Cousins,
Director, Scientific Services, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-13993 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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