[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03112]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (St. Rose, 
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 SGS North America, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS 
North America, Inc. (St. Rose, LA), has been approved to gauge and 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes for the next three years as of May 9, 2018.

DATES: Effective--SGS North America, Inc., was accredited and approved 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 9, 2018. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, 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 SGS North America, Inc., 151 James Drive 
West, St Rose, LA 70087, has been approved to gauge and accredited to 
test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes, in 
accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. SGS 
North America, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures 
for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the American 
Petroleum Institute (API):

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           API chapters                             Title
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3.................................  Tank gauging
5.................................  Metering
7.................................  Temperature Determination
8.................................  Sampling
12................................  Calculations
17................................  Maritime Measurements
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    SGS North America, Inc., 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 method                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.
27-13....................  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 densitometer.
27-48....................  D4052              Standard Test Method for
                                               Density and Relative
                                               Density of Liquids by
                                               Digital Density Meter.
27-53....................  D2709              Standard test method for
                                               water and sediment in
                                               middle distillate by the
                                               centrifuge method.
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: February 13, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-03112 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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