[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06059]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Altol Chemical and Environmental
Laboratory, Inc., as a Commercial Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Altol Chemical and Environmental
Laboratory, Inc., as a commercial laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc., has been approved to
gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for
customs purposes for the next three years as of July 23, 2014.
DATES: The accreditation and approval of Altol Chemical and
Environmental Laboratory, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory
became effective on July 23, 2014. The next triennial inspection date
will be scheduled for July 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 Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc.,
Sabanetas Industrial Park, Building M-1380, Ponce, PR 00715, has been
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. Altol
Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, 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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27-01......................... ASTM D-287....... Standard test method
for API Gravity of
crude petroleum
products and
petroleum products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-02......................... ASTM D 1298...... Standard Test Method
for Density,
Relative Density
(Specific Gravity),
or API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Liquid Petroleum
Products by
Hydrometer Method.
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 (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.
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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 or approved 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: March 9, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-06059 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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