[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Altol Chemical and Environmental 
Laboratory, Inc., as a Commercial Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Altol Chemical and Environmental 
Laboratory, Inc., as a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc., has been approved to 
gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for 
customs purposes for the next three years as of July 23, 2014.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Altol Chemical and 
Environmental Laboratory, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory 
became effective on July 23, 2014. The next triennial inspection date 
will be scheduled for July 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, that Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc., 
Sabanetas Industrial Park, Building M-1380, Ponce, PR 00715, has been 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. Altol 
Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, 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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27-01.........................  ASTM D-287.......  Standard test method
                                                    for API Gravity of
                                                    crude petroleum
                                                    products and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    (Hydrometer Method).
27-02.........................  ASTM D 1298......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density,
                                                    Relative Density
                                                    (Specific Gravity),
                                                    or API Gravity of
                                                    Crude Petroleum and
                                                    Liquid Petroleum
                                                    Products by
                                                    Hydrometer Method.
27-08.........................  ASTM D-86........  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Distillation of
                                                    Petroleum Products.
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.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses 
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 requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding 
the specific test this entity is accredited 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, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-06059 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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