[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 46963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20177]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Thionville Surveying Company, Inc.,
(Harahan, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Thionville Surveying
Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA), has been approved to
gauge animal and vegetable oils and accredited to test certain animal
and vegetable oils for customs purposes for the next three years as of
June 14, 2017.
DATES: Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA) was approved
and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 14,
2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June
2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie A. Glass, 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 Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., 5440
Pepsi Street, Harahan, LA 70123, has been approved to gauge animal and
vegetable oils and accredited to test certain animal and vegetable oils
for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA) is approved for
the following gauging procedures for animal and vegetable oils per the
National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP) standards:
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Method Title
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NIOP 5.10.5......................... Weight Determination/Gauging.
ISO 5555............................ Animal and vegetable fats and
oils--Sampling.
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Thionville Surveying Company, Inc., (Harahan, LA) is accredited for
the following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for certain
animal and vegetable oils set forth by the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL), the International Standards
Organization (ISO), and the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS):
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CBPL No. Method Title
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15-02................. AOCS Ca 5a-40 Free Fatty Acids.
15-12................. AOCS Ce 1h-05 Determination of cis-,
trans-, Saturated,
Monounsaturated and
Polyunsaturated Fatty
Acids in Vegetable or
Non-Ruminant Animal
Oils and Fats by
Capillary GLC.
27-48................. ASTM D-4052 Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
33-08................. USP 621 Chromatography.
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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: September 7, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-20177 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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