[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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