[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20697]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc. 
(Channelview, 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 Camin Cargo Control, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Channelview, TX) has been approved to gauge 
and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for 
customs purposes for the next four years as of June 15, 2021.

DATES: Camin Cargo Control, Inc., was accredited and approved as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 15, 2021. The next 
inspection date will be scheduled for June 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories 
and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 
Interwood South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2937.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 16025-D 
Jacintoport Boulevard, Channelview, TX 77015, has been approved to 
gauge 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 June 15, 2021.\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., is approved for the following gauging 
procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by 
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..................................  Maritime Measurements.
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    Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 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 method                            Title
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27-01....................................  D287                       Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
                                                                       Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products
                                                                       (Hydrometer Method).
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.
27-46....................................  D5002                      Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
                                                                       Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by
                                                                       Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48....................................  D4052                      Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                       Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                       Density Meter.
27-50....................................  D93                        Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by
                                                                       Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-54....................................  D1796                      Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                       Sediment in Crude Oil by Centrifuge
                                                                       Method (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A......................................  D1160                      Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                       Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure.
N/A......................................  D4007                      Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                       Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge
                                                                       Method (Laboratory Procedure).
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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 the current CBP Approved Gaugers 
and Accredited Laboratories List.
    http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20697 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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