[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48823-48824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17576]


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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 December 22, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate 
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on December 22, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will 
be scheduled for December 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, Road 
127 KM 19.1, Tallaboa-Pe[ntilde]uelas, P.R. 00624, 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 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................................  Calculations.
17................................  Marine 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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27-48..............  ASTM D-4052........  Standard Test Method for
                                           Density and Relative Density
                                           of Liquids by Digital Density
                                           Meter.
27-13..............  ASTM D-4294........  Standard Test Method for
                                           Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                           Petroleum Products by Energy
                                           Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
                                           Spectrometry.
27-04..............  ASTM D-95..........  Standard Test Method for Water
                                           in Petroleum Products and
                                           Bituminous Materials by
                                           Distillation.
27-08..............  ASTM D-86..........  Standard Test Method for
                                           Distillation of Petroleum
                                           Products at Atmospheric
                                           Pressure.

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27-11..............  ASTM D-445.........  Standard Test Method for
                                           Kinematic Viscosity of
                                           Transparent and Opaque
                                           Liquids (and Calculation of
                                           Dynamic Viscosity).
27-06..............  ASTM D-473.........  Standard Test Method for
                                           Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                           Fuel Oils by the Extraction
                                           Method.
27-50..............  ASTM D-93..........  Standard Test Methods for
                                           Flash Point by Penske-Martens
                                           Closed Cup Tester.
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.
27-03..............  ASTM D-4006........  Standard Test Method for Water
                                           in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-58..............  ASTM D-5191........  Standard Test Method for Vapor
                                           Pressure of Petroleum
                                           Products (Mini Method).
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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: July 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-17576 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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