[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03992]


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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 June 16, 2016.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
June 16, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for 
June 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, 33 
Rigby Road, South Portland, ME 04106 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
9......................................  Density Determination
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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27-04.................  D 95..................  Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Petroleum
                                                 Products and Bituminous
                                                 Materials by
                                                 Distillation.
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 (and
                                                 Calculation of Dynamic
                                                 Viscosity).
27-13.................  D 4294................  Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                                 Petroleum Products by
                                                 Energy Dispersive X-ray
                                                 Fluorescence
                                                 Spectrometry.
27-46.................  D 5002................  Standard Test Method for
                                                 Density and Relative
                                                 Density of Crude Oils
                                                 by Digital Density
                                                 Analyzer.
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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: February 23, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-03992 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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