[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 71119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28295]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Thionville Surveying Company, 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 Thionville Surveying 
Company, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Thionville Surveying Company, Inc. has been approved to gauge animal 
and vegetable oils and accredited to test certain animal and vegetable 
oils for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 14, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Thionville 
Surveying Company, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on May 14, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be 
scheduled for May 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 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 Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., 5440 
Pepsi Street, Harahan, LA 70123, has been approved to gauge animal and 
vegetable oils and accredited to test certain animal and vegetable oils 
for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Thionville Surveying Company, Inc. is 
approved for the following gauging procedures for animal and vegetable 
oils per the National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP) standards:

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             CBPL No.                     Method                                  Title
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n/a..............................  NIOP 5.10.5.........  Weight Determination/Gauging.
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    Thionville Surveying Company, Inc. is accredited for the following 
laboratory analysis procedures and methods for certain animal and 
vegetable oils set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Laboratory Methods (CBPL), the International Standards Organization 
(ISO), and the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS):

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                CBPL No.                              ASTM                               Title
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15-02...................................  AOCS Ca 5a-40..............  Free Fatty Acids.
n/a.....................................  AOCS Ce 2-66...............  Preparation of Methyl Esters of Fatty
                                                                        Acids.
n/a.....................................  AOCS Ce 1a-13..............  Determination of Fatty Acids in Edible
                                                                        Oils and Fats by Capillary GLC.
n/a.....................................  AOCS Ce 1h-05..............  Determination of cis-, trans-, Saturated,
                                                                        Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated
                                                                        Fatty Acids in Vegetable or Non-Ruminant
                                                                        Animal Oils and Fats by Capillary GLC.
n/a.....................................  ISO 18301..................  Animal and Vegetable fats and oils--
                                                                        Determination of conventional mass per
                                                                        volume (litre weight in air)--
                                                                        Oscillating U-tube 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/sites/default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf.

    Dated: November 18, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2014-28295 Filed 11-28-14; 8:45 am]
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