[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12624-12625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04224]


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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: Effective 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, 37 
Panagrossi Circle, East Haven, CT 06512 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.
27-08...................................  D 86.......................  Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                        Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                        Pressure.
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.
27-48...................................  D 4052.....................  Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                        Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                        Density Meter.
27-50...................................  D 93.......................  Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by
                                                                        Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-53...................................  D 2709.....................  Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                        Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by
                                                                        Centrifuge.
27-57...................................  D 7039.....................  Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                        Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by
                                                                        Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-
                                                                        Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.

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27-58...................................  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: February 24, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-04224 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
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