[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24620-24621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09632]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Camin Cargo Control, 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 Camin Cargo Control, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Camin Cargo Control, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to 
test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for 
the next three years as of August 6, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Camin Cargo 
Control, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
August 6, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for August 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 Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 218 Centaurus 
St., Corpus Christi, TX 78405, has been approved to gauge 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. Camin Cargo Control, 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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    Camin Cargo Control, 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
                                           specific gravity by
                                           Hydrometer method.
27-03..............  ASTM D-4006          Standard test method for water
                                           in crude oil by distillation.
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          Water and Sediment in crude
                                           oil by distillation.
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 (and Calculation of
                                           Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13..............  ASTM D-4294          Standard test method for
                                           sulfur in petroleum and
                                           petroleum products by energy-
                                           dispersive x-ray fluorescence
                                           spectrometry.
27-48..............  ASTM D-4052          Standard test method for
                                           density and relative density
                                           of liquids by digital density
                                           meter.
27-54..............  ASTM D-4007          Standard Test Method for
                                           Sediment & Water of crude
                                           oils.

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27-57..............  ASTM D-7039          Standard Test Method for
                                           Sulfur content by
                                           monochromatic wavelength
                                           dispersive X-ray.
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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 the current CBP Approved 
Gaugers and Accredited Laboratories List.

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories

    Dated: April 15, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-09632 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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