[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23590-23591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10055]
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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 August 3, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became
effective on August 3, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for August 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 1404
Joliet Road, Suite G, Romeoville, IL 60446 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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27-01............. 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.
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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.
27-13............. D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy Dispersive
X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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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: May 11, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-10055 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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