[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60434-60435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25604]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Atlantic Product Services, Inc.
(Carteret, NJ), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Atlantic Product
Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), 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 May 24, 2018.
DATES: Atlantic Product Services, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) was accredited
and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 24, 2018.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 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 Atlantic Product Services, Inc., 2
Terminal Rd., KMI Bldg. OB2, Carteret, NJ 07008 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.
Atlantic Product Services, Inc. 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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1................................... Vocabulary.
3................................... Tank Gauging.
7................................... Temperature Determination.
8................................... Sampling.
11.................................. Physical Properties.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Marine Measurement.
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Atlantic Product Services, Inc. is accredited for the following
laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and certain
petroleum
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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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27-01................. D 287................ Standard Test Method for
API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products (Hydrometer
Method).
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.
27-08................. D 86................. Standard Test Method for
Distillation of
Petroleum Products at
Atmospheric Pressure.
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.
27-46................. D 5002............... Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Crude Oils by
Digital Density
Analyzer.
27-48................. D 4052............... Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-50................. D 93................. Standard Test Methods for
Flash Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup
Tester.
27-53................. D 2709............... Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels
by Centrifuge.
27-58................. D 5191............... Standard Test Method For
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Mini
Method).
N/A................... D 5769............... Determination of Benzene,
Toluene, and Total
Aromatics in Finished
Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry.
N/A................... D 3606............... Standard Test Method for
Determination of Benzene
and Toluene in Finished
Motor and Aviation
Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
N/A................... D 2700............... Standard Test Method for
Motor Octane Number of
Spark-Ignition Engine
Fuel.
N/A................... D 2699............... Standard Test Method for
Research Octane Number
of Spark-Ignition Engine
Fuel.
N/A................... D 130................ Standard Test Method for
Corrosiveness to Copper
from Petroleum Products
by Copper Strip Test.
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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: November 13, 2018.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-25604 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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