[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation of Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, 
Inc. (Ponce, PR), as a Commercial Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Altol Chemical and Environmental 
Laboratory, Inc., as a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc. (Ponce, PR), has been 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes for the next three years as of September 27, 2018.

DATES: Effective--Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc., 
was accredited as a commercial laboratory as of September 27, 2018. The 
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 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, that Altol Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, Inc., 
Sabanetas Industrial Park Building M-1380, Ponce, PR 00715, has been 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. Altol 
Chemical and Environmental Laboratory, 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.
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.
27-58....................  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 
services should request and receive written assurances from the entity 
that it is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 
conduct the specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding 
the specific test this entity is accredited 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. 2019-03126 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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