[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of NMK Resources, Inc. (Roselle, NJ) 
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. 
(Roselle, NJ), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMK 
Resources, Inc. (Roselle, NJ), 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 
May 29, 2018.

DATES: NMK Resources, Inc. (Roselle, NJ) was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 29, 2018. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2021.

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. 1100 Walnut St., 
Roselle, NJ 072035, 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. 
(Roselle, NJ) 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. (Roselle, NJ) 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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27-04..............  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.
                     D97................  Standard Test Method for Pour
                                           Point of Petroleum Products.
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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 28, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-05761 Filed 3-25-19; 8:45 am]
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