[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45647-45648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19615]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation
(Savannah, GA), 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 (Savannah, GA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation (Savannah, GA), 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 October 11, 2017.
DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Savannah, GA) was accredited
and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of October 11,
2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October
2020.
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, 151 E
Lathrop Ave., Savannah, GA 31415 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.
7.................................... Temperature Determination.
8.................................... Sampling.
11................................... Physical Properties Data.
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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27-03................. 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.
27-08................. D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products.
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.
27-54................. D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge Method.
27-58................. D 5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
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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
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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 29, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-19615 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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