[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48823-48824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17576]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation,
as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America
Corporation as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation has been approved to gauge petroleum
and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and
certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three
years as of December 22, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on December 22, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will
be scheduled for December 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, Road
127 KM 19.1, Tallaboa-Pe[ntilde]uelas, P.R. 00624, has been approved to
gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test
petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes, in
accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
Inspectorate America Corporation is approved for the following gauging
procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from 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................................ Marine Measurement.
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Inspectorate America Corporation 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.
27-13.............. ASTM D-4294........ Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy
Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-04.............. ASTM D-95.......... Standard Test Method for Water
in Petroleum Products and
Bituminous Materials by
Distillation.
27-08.............. ASTM D-86.......... Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
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27-11.............. ASTM D-445......... Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-06.............. ASTM D-473......... Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction
Method.
27-50.............. ASTM D-93.......... Standard Test Methods for
Flash Point by Penske-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
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.
27-03.............. ASTM D-4006........ Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oil by Distillation.
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
Dated: July 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-17576 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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