[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 75834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26312]
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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 February 17, 2016.
DATES: Effective Date: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on February 17, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will
be scheduled for February 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, 3306
Loop 197 N., Texas City, TX 77590 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.
5................................... Metering.
7................................... Temperature Determination.
8................................... Sampling.
12.................................. Calculations.
14.................................. Natural Gas Fluids Measurement.
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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27-01............ D 287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-03............ D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in
Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04............ D 95 Standard Test Method for Water in
Petroleum Products and Bituminous
Materials by Distillation.
27-05............ D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water in
Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl
Fischer Titration.
27-06............ D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment
in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by
the Extraction Method.
27-07............ D 4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment
in Crude Oil by Membrane
Filtration.
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 (and Calculation
of Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13............ D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum and Petroleum Products
by Energy Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14............ D 2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products by Wavelength
Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46............ D 5002 Standard Test Method for Density
and Relative Density of Crude
Oils by Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48............ D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density
and Relative Density of Liquids
by Digital Density Meter.
27-50............ D 93 Standard Test Methods for Flash
Point by Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-53............ D 2709 Standard Test Method for Water and
Sediment in Middle Distillate
Fuels by Centrifuge.
27-54............ D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water and
Sediment in Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge Method (Laboratory
Procedure).
D 1160 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Reduced Pressure.
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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: October 24, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-26312 Filed 10-31-16; 8:45 am]
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