[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7396-7397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03732]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (East
Alton, IL), 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. (East Alton, IL), has been approved to gauge and
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs
purposes for the next three years as of September 5, 2018.
DATES: SGS North America, Inc., was accredited and approved as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 5, 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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that SGS North America, Inc., 300 George St.,
East Alton, IL 62024, 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 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.
27-06................ 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.
27-13................ D4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-
Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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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
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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 26, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-03732 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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