[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 74628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31760]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

[CBP Decision 03-35]


Customs Accreditation of SGS North America, Inc. as a Commercial 
Laboratory

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of SGS North America, Inc. of Sulfur, 
Louisiana, as a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: SGS North America, Inc. of Sulfur, Louisiana has applied to 
Customs and Border Protection under Sec.  151.12 of the Customs 
Regulations for accreditation as a commercial laboratory to analyze 
petroleum products under chapter 27 and chapter 29 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Customs has determined 
that this company meets all of the requirements for accreditation as a 
commercial laboratory. Specifically, SGS North America, Inc. has been 
granted accreditation to perform the following test methods at their 
Sulfur, Louisiana site: (1) Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous 
Materials by Distillation, ASTM D95; (2) API Gravity of Crude Petroleum 
and Petroleum Products by Hydrometer, ASTM D287; (3) Sediment in Crude 
Oils by Extraction, ASTM D473; (4) Density, Relative Density (Specific 
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum 
Products by Hydrometer, ASTM D1298; (5) Water in Crude Oil by 
Distillation, ASTM D4006; (6) Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the 
Centrifuge Method, ASTM D4007; and (7) Sulfur in Petroleum and 
Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence 
Spectroscopy, ASTM D4294. Therefore, in accordance with Sec.  151.12 of 
the Customs Regulations, SGS North America, Inc. of Sulfur, Louisiana 
is hereby accredited to analyze the products named above.
    Location: SGS North America, Inc. accredited site is located at: 
4701 East Napoleon (Hwy 90), Sulfur, LA 70663.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Faustermann, Science Officer, 
Laboratories and Scientific Services, Customs and Border Protection, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1500 North, Washington, DC 20229, 
(202) 344-1060.

    Dated: December 16, 2003.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 03-31760 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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