[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30723-30724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Quality Custom Inspection and 
Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Quality Custom 
Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX), as a commercial 
gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX), 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 September 6, 2018.

DATES: Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) 
was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of 
September 6, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for September 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, 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 Quality Custom Inspection and 
Laboratories, Inc., 402 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, TX 77506, 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.
    Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) 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 Data.
12...............................  Calculations.
17...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) 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.
27-08..............  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).
27-14..............  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 and Relative Density
                                           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.
27-58..............  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 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: April 30, 2020.
Larry D. Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-10832 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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