[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 8320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02929]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation 
(Mobile, AL) 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 (Mobile, AL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Inspectorate America Corporation (Mobile, AL), 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 14, 2019.

DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Mobile, AL) was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 14, 2019. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2022.

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, 5237 
Halls Mill Road, Building F, Mobile, AL 36619, 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 (Mobile, AL) 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.
12...................................  Calculations.
14...................................  Natural Gas Fluids Measurement.
17...................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Inspectorate America Corporation (Mobile, AL) 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...................  D 287                 Standard Test Method for
                                                 API Gravity of Crude
                                                 Petroleum and Petroleum
                                                 Products (Hydrometer
                                                 Method).
27-03...................  D 4006                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Crude Oil by
                                                 Distillation.
27-04...................  D 95                  Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Petroleum
                                                 Products and Bituminous
                                                 Materials by
                                                 Distillation.
27-06...................  D 473                 Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sediment in Crude Oils
                                                 and Fuel Oils by the
                                                 Extraction Method.
27-07...................  D 4807                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sediment in Crude Oil
                                                 by Membrane Filtration.
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.
27-14...................  D 2622                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sulfur in Petroleum
                                                 Products by Wavelength
                                                 Dispersive X-Ray
                                                 Fluorescence
                                                 Spectrometry.
27-46...................  D5002                 Standard Test Method for
                                                 Density, Relative
                                                 Density, and API
                                                 Gravity of Crude Oils
                                                 by Digital Density
                                                 Analyzer.
27-48...................  D 4052                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Density, Relative
                                                 Density, and API
                                                 Gravity of Liquids by
                                                 Digital Density Meter.
27-50...................  D 93                  Standard Test Methods
                                                 for Flash-Point by
                                                 Pensky-Martens Closed
                                                 Cup Tester.
27-53...................  D 2709                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water and Sediment in
                                                 Middle Distillate Fuels
                                                 by Centrifuge.
27-54...................  D 1796                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water and Sediment in
                                                 Fuel Oils by the
                                                 Centrifuge Method
                                                 (Laboratory Procedure).
27-57...................  D 7039                Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sulfur in Gasoline and
                                                 Diesel Fuel by
                                                 Monochromatic
                                                 Wavelength 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 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 4, 2020.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2020-02929 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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