[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21373-21374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of King Laboratories, 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 King Laboratories, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that King 
Laboratories, Inc., 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 
September 16, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of King 
Laboratories, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on September 16, 2015. The next triennial inspection date 
will be scheduled for September 2018.

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 King Laboratories, Inc., 1300 E. 223rd 
St., #401, Carson, CA 90745, 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. King Laboratories, Inc., 
is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and 
certain petroleum products from 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................................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17................................  Marine Measurement.
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    King Laboratories, 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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27-02..............................  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 at Atmospheric
                                                                                   Pressure.
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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: April 1, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-08213 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]
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