[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13022]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of SGS North America, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS 
North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test 
petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils 
for customs purposes for the next three years as of January 14, 2017.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on January 18, 2017. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for January 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, 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 SGS North America, Inc., 4575 Jerry Ware 
Drive, Beaumont, TX 77705, has been approved to gauge and accredited to 
test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes, in 
accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. SGS 
North America, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures 
for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by 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...............................  Maritime Measurements.
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    SGS North America, Inc., 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..............  ASTM D-287           Standard test method for API
                                           Gravity of crude petroleum
                                           products and petroleum
                                           products (Hydrometer Method).
27-03..............  ASTM D-4006          Standard test method for water
                                           in crude oil by distillation.
27-04..............  ASTM D-95            Standard test method for water
                                           in petroleum products and
                                           bituminous materials by
                                           distillation.
27-05..............  ASTM D-4928          Standard Test Method for Water
                                           in crude oils by Coulometric
                                           Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06..............  ASTM D-473           Standard test method for
                                           sediment in crude oils and
                                           fuel oils by the extraction
                                           method.
27-11..............  ASTM D-445           Standard test method for
                                           kinematic viscosity of
                                           transparent and opaque
                                           liquids (and calculations of
                                           dynamic viscosity).
27-13..............  ASTM D-4294          Standard test method for
                                           sulfur in petroleum and
                                           petroleum products by energy-
                                           dispersive x-ray fluorescence
                                           spectrometry.
27-14..............  ASTM D-2622          Standard Test Method for
                                           Sulfur in Petroleum Products
                                           (X-Ray Spectrographic
                                           Methods).
27-48..............  ASTM D-4052          Standard test method for
                                           density and relative density
                                           of liquids by digital density
                                           meter.
27-50..............  ASTM D-93            Standard test methods for
                                           flash point by Penske-Martens
                                           Closed Cup Tester.
27-54..............  ASTM D-1796          Standard test method for water
                                           and sediment in fuel oils 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: June 13, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-13022 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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