[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78613-78614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26959]


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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 
July 12, 2016.

DATES: Effective Date: The accreditation and approval of King 
Laboratories, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on July 12, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be 
scheduled for July 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 King Laboratories, Inc., 1515 West 
Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, FL 33603, 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

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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.
9......................................  Density Determination.
12.....................................  Calculations.
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..................................  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..................................  D 86.........................  Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                         Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                         Pressure.
27-53..................................  D 2709.......................  Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                         Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by
                                                                         Centrifuge.
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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: November 1, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-26959 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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