[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59233-59234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20701]
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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 June 8, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on June 8, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for June 2019.
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, 4350
Oakes Rd., Suite 521 A, Davie, FL 33314, 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
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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.
9...................................... Density Determination.
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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27-02................................ D 1298................. Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Method.
27-04................................ D 95................... Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous Materials by
Distillation.
27-06................................ D 473.................. Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-08................................ D 86................... Standard Test Method for Distillation of
Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11................................ D 445.................. Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27-13................................ D 4294................. Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-48................................ D 4052................. Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-57................................ D 7039................. Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and
Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-58................................ D 5191................. Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products.
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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: August 22, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-20701 Filed 8-26-16; 8:45 am]
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