[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11319-11320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05758]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, 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 NMK Resources, Inc.
(Kenner, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMK
Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA), has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of
July 20, 2017.
DATES: NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 20, 2017. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, 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 NMK Resources, Inc. 2330 Helena Street,
Kenner, LA 70065, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain
petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) is approved for the following
gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from
the American Petroleum Institute (API):
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API chapters Title
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3......................................... Tank Gauging.
7......................................... Temperature Determination.
8......................................... Sampling.
11........................................ Physical Properties.
12........................................ Calculations.
17........................................ Maritime Measurement.
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NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) 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).
27-04........................ 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.
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.
27-50........................ D93.......................... Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester.
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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
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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 28, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-05758 Filed 3-25-19; 8:45 am]
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