[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8315-8316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02934]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation
(Vancouver, WA) 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 (Vancouver, WA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Inspectorate America Corporation (Vancouver, WA), 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 August 6, 2019.
DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Vancouver, WA) was approved
and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 6,
2019. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August
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, 2119
SE Columbia Way, Suite 280, Vancouver, WA 98661, 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 (Vancouver, WA) 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.
17................................... Marine Measurement.
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Inspectorate America Corporation (Vancouver, WA) 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).
27-02................... 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.
27-04................... D 95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials 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.
27-07................... 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.
27-20................... D 4057 Standard Practice for
Manual Sampling of
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products.
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.
27-57................... D 7039 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Gasoline and
Diesel Fuel by
Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive X-
Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-58................... D 5191 Standard Test Method For
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
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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
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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. 2020-02934 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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