[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00914]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Certispec Services USA, Inc. (Texas
City, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Certispec Services USA,
Inc. (Texas City, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Certispec Services USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX), 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 April 3, 2017.
DATES: Certispec Services USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 3, 2017.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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 Certispec Services USA, Inc., 1448 Texas
Ave, Texas City, TX 77590, 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. Certispec Services USA,
Inc. (Texas City, TX) 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.
8................................... Sampling.
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Certispec Services USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX) 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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27-01.............. D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-03.............. D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude
Oil by Distillation.
27-04.............. D95 Standard Test Method for Water in
Petroleum Products and Bituminous
Materials by Distillation.
27-05.............. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude
Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-06.............. D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in
Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-08.............. D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of
Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.............. D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic
Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-13.............. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum and Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-48.............. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50.............. D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-57.............. D7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by
Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-
Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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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: December 20, 2018.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-00914 Filed 2-1-19; 8:45 am]
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