[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29875-29876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Approval and Accreditation of Laboratory Service, Inc. (Carteret, 
NJ) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of approval and accreditation of Laboratory Service, 
Inc. (Carteret, NJ) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Laboratory Service, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), 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 27, 2024.

DATES: Laboratory Service, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 27, 2024. 
The next inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Laboratory Service, Inc., 85 Lafayette 
St., Carteret, NJ 07008, has been approved to gauge petroleum and 
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain 
petroleum products for customs purposes, in

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accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13 as of 
August 27, 2024.
    Laboratory Service, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) 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...............................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    Laboratory Service, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) 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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27-08.................  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).
27-48.................  D4052                  Standard Test Method for
                                                Density, Relative
                                                Density, and API Gravity
                                                of Liquids by Digital
                                                Density Meter.
N/A...................  D1364                  Standard Test Method for
                                                Water in Volatile
                                                Solvents (Karl Fischer
                                                Reagent Titration
                                                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.

Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-12576 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
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