[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5703-5704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (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 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. (Corpus Christi, TX), has been approved to gauge 
and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes for the next three years as of August 8, 2018.

DATES: Effective Dates: SGS North America, Inc., was accredited and 
approved as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 8, 2018. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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., 925 Corn 
Products Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78409, 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.
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).
27-02....................  D1298              Standard Test Method for
                                               Density, Relative Density
                                               (Specific Gravity), or
                                               API Gravity of Crude
                                               Petroleum and Liquid
                                               Petroleum Products by
                                               Hydrometer Method.

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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.
27-06....................  D473               Standard Test Method for
                                               Sediment in Crude Oils
                                               and Fuel Oils by the
                                               Extraction Method.
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 densitometer.
27-48....................  D4052              Standard Test Method for
                                               Density and Relative
                                               Density of Liquids by
                                               Digital Density Meter.
N/A......................  D4007              Standard Test Method for
                                               water and sediment in
                                               crude oils by the
                                               Centrifuge 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. 2019-03113 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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