[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46949-46950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, 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 SGS North America,
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS
North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test
petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next
three years as of September 9, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of SGS North
America, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
September 9, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for September 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 SGS North America, Inc., 7315 S. 76th
Ave., Bridgeview, IL 60455, 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. SGS
North America, 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.
9................................ Density Determination.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Maritime Measurements.
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SGS North America, 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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27-08.............. ASTM D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.............. ASTM D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (the Calculation of
Dynamic Velocity).
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 D5453 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Total Sulfur
in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark
Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel
Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil
by Ultraviolet Fluorescence.
N/A................ ASTM D1319 Standard Test Method for
Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid
Petroleum Products by
Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption.
N/A................ ASTM D4815 Standard Test Method for
Determination of MTBE, ETBE,
TAME, DIPE, tertiary-Amyl
Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols
in Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
N/A................ ASTM D3606 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Benzene and
Toluene in Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
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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: July 11, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-16994 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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