[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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