[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44641-44642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18920]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation 
(Pasadena, TX), 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 (Pasadena, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Inspectorate America Corporation (Pasadena, TX), 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 February 7, 2018.

DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Pasadena, TX) was accredited 
and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of February 7, 
2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 
2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 141 N. 
Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, TX 77506 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.
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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27-02.................  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.
27-04.................  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.
27-11.................  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.

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27-46.................  D 5002              Standard Test Method for
                                             Density and Relative
                                             Density of Crude Oils by
                                             Digital Density Analyzer.
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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 website 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: August 6, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-18920 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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