[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]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               API Chapters                             Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.........................................  Tank Gauging.
7.........................................  Temperature Determination.
8.........................................  Sampling.
11........................................  Physical Properties Data.
12........................................  Calculations.
17........................................  Marine Measurement.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
        CBPL No.                 ASTM                   Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

[[Page 41058]]

 
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P