[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65714-65715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20684]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (New 
Haven, CT) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Camin Cargo Control, 
Inc. (New Haven, CT), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (New Haven, CT) 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 four years as of November 6, 2019.

DATES: Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (New Haven, CT) was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of November 6, 
2019. The next inspection date will be scheduled for November 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood 
South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 31 Fulton 
Street, Unit A, New Haven, CT 06513, 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 as of 
November 6, 2019.\1\
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    \1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time 
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to 
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled 
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval 
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial 
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR 
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and 
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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    Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (New Haven, CT) 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.
11..................................  Physical Properties Data.
12..................................  Calculations.
17..................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (New Haven, CT), 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....................................  D287                       Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
                                                                       Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-08....................................  D86                        Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                       Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                       Pressure.
27-11....................................  D445                       Standard Test Method for Kinematic
                                                                       Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
                                                                       Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                                                       Viscosity).
27-13....................................  D4294                      Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                       Petroleum and Petroleum Products by
                                                                       Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
                                                                       Spectrometry.
27-20....................................  D4057                      Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
                                                                       Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-48....................................  D4052                      Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
                                                                       Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by
                                                                       Digital Density Meter.
27-50....................................  D93                        Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by
                                                                       Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-53....................................  D2709                      Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                       Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by
                                                                       Centrifuge.
27-54....................................  D1796                      Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                       Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge
                                                                       Method (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58....................................  D5191                      Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of
                                                                       Petroleum Products (Mini Method).
N/A......................................  D97                        Standard Test Method for Pour Point of
                                                                       Petroleum Products.

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N/A......................................  D130                       Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to
                                                                       Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper
                                                                       Strip Test.
N/A......................................  D482                       Standard Test Method for Ash from
                                                                       Petroleum Products.
N/A......................................  D524                       Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon
                                                                       Residue of Petroleum Products.
N/A......................................  D1319                      Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types
                                                                       in Liquid Petroleum Products by
                                                                       Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption.
N/A......................................  D2500                      Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of
                                                                       Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels.
N/A......................................  D2624                      Standard Test Methods for Electrical
                                                                       Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate
                                                                       Fuels.
N/A......................................  D3606                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       Benzene and Toluene in Spark Ignition
                                                                       Fuels by Gas Chromatography.
N/A......................................  D4815                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, tertiary-Amyl
                                                                       Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline
                                                                       by Gas Chromatography.
N/A......................................  D5599                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas
                                                                       Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame
                                                                       Ionization Detection.
N/A......................................  D5769                      Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and
                                                                       Total Aromatics in Finished Gasolines by
                                                                       Gas Chromatography/Mass 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 tests or 
gauger services this entity is accredited or approved to perform may be 
directed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (281) 
560-2900. 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.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20684 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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