[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1481-1482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00916]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation
(Corpus Christi, 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 Inspectorate America
Corporation (Corpus Christi, TX), as a commercial gauger and
laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation (Corpus Christi, 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 February 14, 2017.
DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Corpus Christi, TX) was
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
February 14, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for February 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, 4717
Santa Elena, Corpus Christi, TX 78405, 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 (Corpus Christi, 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.
7................................... Temperature Determination.
8................................... Sampling.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurement.
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Inspectorate America Corporation (Corpus Christi, TX) is accredited
for the following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for
petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth
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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.............. 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.
27-14.............. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products by Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46.............. D5002 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48.............. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-58.............. D5191 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 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. 2019-00916 Filed 2-1-19; 8:45 am]
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