[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04225]


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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 August 10, 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate 
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on August 10, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will 
be scheduled for August 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, 1350 
Slater Rd., Suite 7, Ferndale, WA 98248 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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2...................................  Tank Calibration.
3...................................  Tank Gauging.
4...................................  Proving Systems.
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.
27-06............  D 473......  Standard Test Method for Sediment in
                                 Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the
                                 Extraction Method.
27-08............  D 86.......  Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                 Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                 Pressure.
27-13............  D 4294.....  Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                 Petroleum and Petroleum Products by
                                 Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
                                 Spectrometry.
27-58............  D 5191.....  Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure
                                 of Petroleum Products (Mini Method).
                   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: February 24, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-04225 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
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