[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12622-12623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04222]


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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 July 21, 2016.

DATES:  The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
July 21, 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, 22934 
Lockness Ave, Torrance, CA 90501 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).
27-05..........................  D 4928                     Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by
                                                             Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06..........................  D 473                      Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                                             Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-07..........................  D 4807                     Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                                             Membrane Filtration.

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27-08..........................  D 86                       Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum
                                                             Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-10..........................  D 323                      Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
                                                             Products (Reid 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.
27-48..........................  D 4052                     Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
                                                             Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-58..........................  D 5191                     Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
                                                             Products (Mini Method).
                                 D 6730                     Standard Test Method for Determination of Individual
                                                             Components in Spark Ignition Engine Fuels by 100-
                                                             Metre Capillary (with Precolumn) High-Resolution
                                                             Gas Chromatography.
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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 24, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-04222 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
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