[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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