[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41057-41058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-13577]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of NMK Resources, 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 NMK Resources, Inc.
(Pasadena, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMK
Resources, 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 18, 2024.
DATES: NMK Resources, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 18, 2024. The
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Laura Granell-Ortiz, 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 NMK Resources, Inc.,1107 Center Street,
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.
NMK Resources, 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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NMK Resources, 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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27-04................... D95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by Distillation.
27-06................... D473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
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, 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.
N/A..................... D97 Standard Test Method for
Pour Point of Petroleum
Products.
N/A..................... D482 Standard Test Method for
Ash from Petroleum
Products.
N/A..................... D664 Standard Test Method for
Acid Number of Petroleum
Products by Potentiometric
Titration.
N/A..................... D1160 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Reduced
Pressure.
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N/A..................... D4530 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Carbon
Residue (Micro Method).
N/A..................... D5762 Standard Test Method for
Nitrogen in Liquid
Hydrocarbons, Petroleum
and Petroleum Products by
Boat-Inlet
Chemiluminescence.
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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.
Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner,Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-13577 Filed 7-2-26; 8:45 am]
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