[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13881-13882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06083]


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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 November 17, 2014.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
November 17, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for November 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, 1301 
West Blancke St., Linden, NJ 07036, 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 per the 
American Petroleum Institute (API) Measurement Standards:

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             API  chapters                            Title
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1......................................  Vocabulary.
3......................................  Tank gauging.
7......................................  Temperature determination.
8......................................  Sampling.
12.....................................  Calculations.
17.....................................  Maritime 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.........................  ASTM D 287.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for API Gravity of
                                                    Crude Petroleum and
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    (Hydrometer Method).
27-04.........................  ASTM D 95........  Standard test method
                                                    for water in
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    and bituminous
                                                    materials by
                                                    distillation.
27-06.........................  ASTM D 473.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sediment in
                                                    Crude Oils and Fuel
                                                    Oils by the
                                                    Extraction Method.
27-07.........................  ASTM D 4807......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sediment in
                                                    Crude Oil by
                                                    Membrane Filtration.
27-08.........................  ASTM D 86........  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Distillation of
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    at Atmospheric
                                                    Pressure.
27-11.........................  ASTM D 445.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Kinematic
                                                    Viscosity of
                                                    Transparent and
                                                    Opaque Liquids (the
                                                    Calculation of
                                                    Dynamic Velocity).
27-13.........................  ASTM D 4294......  Standard test method
                                                    for sulfur in
                                                    petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    by energy-dispersive
                                                    x-ray fluorescence
                                                    spectrometry.
27-14.........................  ASTM D 2622......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sulfur in
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    by Wavelength
                                                    Dispersive X-ray
                                                    Fluorescence
                                                    Spectrometry.
27-20.........................  ASTM D 4057......  Standard Practice for
                                                    Manual Sampling of
                                                    Petroleum and
                                                    Petroleum Products.
27-48.........................  ASTM D 4052......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter.
27-50.........................  ASTM D 93........  Standard test methods
                                                    for flash point by
                                                    Pensky-Martens
                                                    Closed Cup Tester.
27-53.........................  ASTM D 2709......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water and
                                                    Sediment in Middle
                                                    Distillate Fuels by
                                                    Centrifuge.
27-54.........................  ASTM D 1796......  Standard test method
                                                    for water and
                                                    sediment in fuel
                                                    oils by the
                                                    centrifuge method
                                                    (Laboratory
                                                    procedure).
27-58.........................  ASTM D 5191......  Standard Test Method
                                                    For Vapor Pressure
                                                    of Petroleum
                                                    Products (Mini
                                                    Method).
N/A...........................  ASTM D 1319......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Hydrocarbon
                                                    Types in Liquid
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    by Fluorescent
                                                    Indicator
                                                    Adsorption.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 4815......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    MTBE, ETBE, TAME,
                                                    DIPE, tertiary-Amyl
                                                    Alcohol and C1 to C4
                                                    Alcohols in Gasoline
                                                    by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5599......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Oxygenates in
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography and
                                                    Oxygen Selective
                                                    Flame Ionization
                                                    Detection.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 3606......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Benzene and Toluene
                                                    in Finished Motor
                                                    and Aviation
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5769......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Benzene, Toluene,
                                                    and Total Aromatics
                                                    in Finished
                                                    Gasolines by Gas
                                                    Chromatography/Mass
                                                    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: March 9, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06083 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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