[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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