[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 130 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 30659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12863]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation of Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ) as a 
Commercial Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ), 
as a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ), has been accredited to test 
certain sugar products for customs purposes for the next three years as 
of June 27, 2024.

DATES: Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ) was accredited as a 
commercial laboratory as of June 27, 2024. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for June 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, that Markan Laboratories, 257-259 St. Mihiel Drive, Riverside, 
NJ 08075, has been accredited to test certain sugar products for 
customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12.
    Markan Laboratories (Riverside, NJ) is accredited for the following 
laboratory analysis procedures and methods for sugar products set forth 
by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) and 
International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis 
(ICUMSA):

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                                                      ICUMSA
         CBPL No.          -----------------------------------------------------------           Title
                                   New method No.                Old method No.
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17-01.....................  GS1-1 (2022)                  GS1/2/3/9-1                  Polarimetric Sucrose
                                                                                        Content of Raw Sugar by
                                                                                        VIS-Polarimetry.
17-02.....................  GS2-1 (2022)                  GS2/3-1                      Polarimetric Sucrose
                                                                                        Content of White Sugar
                                                                                        by VIS-Polarimetry.
17-07.....................  GS2-15 (2007)                 GS2/1/3/9-15                 The Determination of
                                                                                        Sugar Moisture by Loss
                                                                                        on Drying.
17-11.....................  GS4-13 (2009)                 GS4/3/8-13                   The Determination of
                                                                                        Refractometric Dry
                                                                                        Substance (RDS %) of
                                                                                        Molasses.
17-20.....................  GS1-2 (2022)                  GS1/2/3-2                    Polarimetric Sucrose
                                                                                        Content of Raw Sugar by
                                                                                        NIR-Polarimetry.
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    Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses 
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it 
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the 
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 
specific test this entity is accredited 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.

Patricia A. Coleman,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-12863 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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