[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66669-66670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23466]


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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 February 3, 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate 
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on February 3, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will 
be scheduled for February 2019.

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, 6175 
Hwy 347, Beaumont, TX 77705, 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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27-01.................  D 287........  Standard Test Method for API
                                        Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
                                        Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
                                        Method).
27-02.................  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.................  D 4006.......  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                        Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-05.................  D 4928.......  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                        Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl
                                        Fischer Titration.

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27-06.................  D 473........  Standard Test Method for Sediment
                                        in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by
                                        the Extraction Method.
27-11.................  D 445........  Standard Test Method for
                                        Kinematic Viscosity of
                                        Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27-13.................  D 4294.......  Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                        in Petroleum and Petroleum
                                        Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
                                        ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14.................  D 2622.......  Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                        in Petroleum Products by
                                        Wavelength Dispersive X-ray
                                        Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46.................  D 5002.......  Standard Test Method for Density
                                        and Relative Density of Crude
                                        Oils by Digital Density
                                        Analyzer.
                        D 4007.......  Standard Test Method for Water
                                        and Sediment in Crude Oil by the
                                        Centrifuge Method (Laboratory
                                        Procedure).
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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: September 21, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-23466 Filed 9-27-16; 8:45 am]
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