[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 50061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20646]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation
(Aston, PA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America
Corporation (Aston, PA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation (Aston, PA), 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 October 25, 2018.
DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Aston, PA) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of October 25,
2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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 Inspectorate America Corporation, 2947
Dutton Mill Rd., Aston, PA 19014, 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.
Inspectorate America Corporation (Aston, PA) 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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1................................ Vocabulary.
3................................ Tank Gauging.
7................................ Temperature Determination.
8................................ Sampling.
9................................ Density Determination.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Maritime Measurement.
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Inspectorate America Corporation (Aston, PA) 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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27-02.............. D 1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Method.
27-03.............. D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-05.............. D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06.............. D 473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction
Method.
27-08.............. D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.............. D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13.............. D 4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-
Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-48.............. D 4052 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative Density
of Liquids by Digital Density
Meter.
27-54.............. D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
the Centrifuge Method.
27-58.............. D 5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method).
N/A................ D 4530 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Carbon
Residue (Micro Method).
N/A................ D 5762 Standard Test Method for
Nitrogen in Liquid
Hydrocarbons, Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Boat-
Inlet Chemiluminescence.
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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: September 5, 2019.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-20646 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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