[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28882-28883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10971]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs And Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Quality Custom Inspections and
Laboratories, LLC, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Quality Custom
Inspections and Laboratories, LLC, as a commercial gauger and
laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Quality Custom Inspections and Laboratories, LLC, has been approved to
gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for
customs purposes for the next three years as of October 20, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Quality
Custom Inspections and Laboratories, LLC, as commercial gauger and
laboratory became effective on October 20, 2015. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for October 2018.
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 Quality Custom Inspections and
Laboratories, LLC, 402 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, TX 77506, 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. Quality Custom Inspections and
Laboratories, LLC, 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.
11............................... Physical property.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Maritime Measurements.
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Quality Custom Inspections and Laboratories, 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............. ASTM D-287......... Standard test method for API
Gravity of crude petroleum
products and petroleum
products (Hydrometer Method).
27-03............. ASTM D-4006........ Standard test method for water
in crude oil by distillation.
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.
27-08............. 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).
27-14............. ASTM D-2622........ Standard test method for Sulfur
in Petroleum Products (X-Ray
spectrographic methods).
27-46............. ASTM D-5002........ Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative Density
of Crude Oils by Digital
Density Analyzer.
27-48............. ASTM D-4052........ Standard test method for
density and relative density
of liquids by digital density
meter.
27-50............. ASTM D-50.......... 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 by the centrifuge
method.
27-58............. ASTM D-5191........ Standard Test Method For Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
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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.
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Dated: May 2, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-10971 Filed 5-9-16; 8:45 am]
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