[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24367-24368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10809]


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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 March 14, 2016.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
March 14, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for March 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 5237 
Halls Mill Road, Building F, Mobile, AL 36619 has been approved to 
gauge petroleum and

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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.
5.................................  Metering.
7.................................  Temperature Determination.
8.................................  Sampling.
12................................  Calculations.
14................................  Natural Gas Fluids Measurement.
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).
27-03................  D 4006                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Crude Oil by
                                                 Distillation.
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.
27-07................  D 4807                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sediment in Crude Oil
                                                 by Membrane Filtration.
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.
27-14................  D 2622                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sulfur in Petroleum
                                                 Products by Wavelength
                                                 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.
27-50................  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.
27-54................  D 1796                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water and Sediment in
                                                 Fuel Oils by the
                                                 Centrifuge Method
                                                 (Laboratory Procedure).
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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    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: May 12, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-10809 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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