[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48825-48826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17581]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory 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 Laboratory Service,
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Laboratory Service, Inc., 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
June 17, 2015.
DATES: The accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 17, 2015. The
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 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 Laboratory Service, Inc., 85 Lafayette
St., Carteret, NJ 07008, 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. Laboratory Service,
Inc., 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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1......................................... Vocabulary.
3......................................... Tank gauging.
7......................................... Temperature determination.
8......................................... Sampling.
12........................................ Calculations.
17........................................ Maritime measurement.
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Laboratory 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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27-11...................... D445................ Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids.
27-48...................... D4052............... Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
Pending.................... D1364............... Standard Test Method
for Water in
Volatile Solvents
(Karl Fischer
Reagent Titration
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 6, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-17581 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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