[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10812]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as a Commercial Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as a commercial 
laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Nexeo Solutions LLC, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain 
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of 
June 23, 2016.

DATES: Effective: The accreditation of Nexeo Solutions LLC, as 
commercial laboratory became effective on June 23, 2016. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 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 that Nexeo Solutions LLC, 1404 S. Houston Rd., Pasadena, TX 
77502, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum 
products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 
CFR 151.12. Nexeo Solutions LLC 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).
27-04................  D 95                     Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Petroleum
                                                 Products and Bituminous
                                                 Materials 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.
27-07................  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.
27-48................  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.
29-01................  D 3797                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Analysis of o-Xylene by
                                                 Gas Chromatography.
29-02................  D 3798                   Standard Test Method for
                                                 Analysis of p-Xylene by
                                                 Gas Chromatography.
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    Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses 
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it 
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the 
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 
specific test this entity is accredited 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. 2017-10812 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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