[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13993]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Bennett Testing Service, 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 Bennett Testing 
Service, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Bennett Testing Service, Inc., has been approved to gauge and 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes for the next three years as of November 3, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Bennett 
Testing Service, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on November 3, 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, 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 Bennett Testing Service, Inc., 1045 E. 
Hazelwood Ave., Rahway, NJ 07065, has been approved to gauge and 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 
151.13. Bennett Testing Service, Inc., is approved for the following 
gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products set 
forth by 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.....................................  Maritime Measurements.
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    Bennett Testing Service, Inc., 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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27-48.........................  ASTM D-4052......  Standard test method
                                                    for density and
                                                    relative density of
                                                    liquids by digital
                                                    density meter.
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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: June 1, 2015.
Donald A. Cousins,
Director, Scientific Services, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-13993 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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