80_FR_13932 80 FR 13881 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

80 FR 13881 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

Page Range13881-13882
FR Document2015-06083

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Inspectorate America Corporation 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 November 17, 2014.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13881-13882]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, 
as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation, as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Inspectorate America Corporation 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 November 17, 2014.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America 
Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
November 17, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for November 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate America Corporation, 1301 
West Blancke St., Linden, NJ 07036, 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. 
Inspectorate America Corporation is approved for the following gauging 
procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products per the 
American Petroleum Institute (API) Measurement Standards:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
             API  chapters                            Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1......................................  Vocabulary.
3......................................  Tank gauging.
7......................................  Temperature determination.
8......................................  Sampling.
12.....................................  Calculations.
17.....................................  Maritime measurement.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Inspectorate America Corporation 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
27-01.........................  ASTM D 287.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for API Gravity of
                                                    Crude Petroleum and
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    (Hydrometer Method).
27-04.........................  ASTM D 95........  Standard test method
                                                    for water in
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    and bituminous
                                                    materials by
                                                    distillation.
27-06.........................  ASTM D 473.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sediment in
                                                    Crude Oils and Fuel
                                                    Oils by the
                                                    Extraction Method.
27-07.........................  ASTM D 4807......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sediment in
                                                    Crude Oil by
                                                    Membrane Filtration.
27-08.........................  ASTM D 86........  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Distillation of
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    at Atmospheric
                                                    Pressure.
27-11.........................  ASTM D 445.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Kinematic
                                                    Viscosity of
                                                    Transparent and
                                                    Opaque Liquids (the
                                                    Calculation of
                                                    Dynamic Velocity).
27-13.........................  ASTM D 4294......  Standard test method
                                                    for sulfur in
                                                    petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    by energy-dispersive
                                                    x-ray fluorescence
                                                    spectrometry.
27-14.........................  ASTM D 2622......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sulfur in
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    by Wavelength
                                                    Dispersive X-ray
                                                    Fluorescence
                                                    Spectrometry.
27-20.........................  ASTM D 4057......  Standard Practice for
                                                    Manual Sampling of
                                                    Petroleum and
                                                    Petroleum Products.
27-48.........................  ASTM D 4052......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter.
27-50.........................  ASTM D 93........  Standard test methods
                                                    for flash point by
                                                    Pensky-Martens
                                                    Closed Cup Tester.
27-53.........................  ASTM D 2709......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water and
                                                    Sediment in Middle
                                                    Distillate Fuels by
                                                    Centrifuge.
27-54.........................  ASTM D 1796......  Standard test method
                                                    for water and
                                                    sediment in fuel
                                                    oils by the
                                                    centrifuge method
                                                    (Laboratory
                                                    procedure).
27-58.........................  ASTM D 5191......  Standard Test Method
                                                    For Vapor Pressure
                                                    of Petroleum
                                                    Products (Mini
                                                    Method).
N/A...........................  ASTM D 1319......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Hydrocarbon
                                                    Types in Liquid
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    by Fluorescent
                                                    Indicator
                                                    Adsorption.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 4815......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    MTBE, ETBE, TAME,
                                                    DIPE, tertiary-Amyl
                                                    Alcohol and C1 to C4
                                                    Alcohols in Gasoline
                                                    by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5599......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Oxygenates in
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography and
                                                    Oxygen Selective
                                                    Flame Ionization
                                                    Detection.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 3606......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Benzene and Toluene
                                                    in Finished Motor
                                                    and Aviation
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5769......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Benzene, Toluene,
                                                    and Total Aromatics
                                                    in Finished
                                                    Gasolines by Gas
                                                    Chromatography/Mass
                                                    Spectrometry.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please 
reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

    Dated: March 9, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06083 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  respondents for the information                                   ACTION:Notice of accreditation and                        products for customs purposes, in
                                                  collection I–912 is 505,000 and the                               approval of NMC Global Corporation, as                    accordance with the provisions of 19
                                                  estimated hour burden per response is                             a commercial gauger and laboratory.                       CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. NMC
                                                  1.17 hours.                                                                                                                 Global Corporation is approved for the
                                                    (6) An estimate of the total public                             SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,
                                                                                                                    pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMC                     following gauging procedures for
                                                  burden (in hours) associated with the                                                                                       petroleum and certain petroleum
                                                  collection: The total estimated annual                            Global Corporation has been approved
                                                                                                                    to gauge petroleum and certain                            products per the American Petroleum
                                                  hour burden associated with this                                                                                            Institute (API) Measurement Standards:
                                                  collection is 590,850 hours.                                      petroleum products and accredited to
                                                    (7) An estimate of the total public                             test petroleum and certain petroleum
                                                                                                                    products for customs purposes for the                       API
                                                  burden (in cost) associated with the                                                                                                                      Title
                                                                                                                                                                              chapters
                                                  collection: The estimated total annual                            next three years as of October 28, 2014.
                                                  cost burden associated with this                                  DATES: Effective Dates: The                               3 ...........   Tank gauging.
                                                  collection of information is $1,893,750.                          accreditation and approval of NMC                         7 ...........   Temperature determination.
                                                    Dated: March 11, 2015.                                          Global Corporation, as commercial                         8 ...........   Sampling.
                                                  Laura Dawkins,                                                    gauger and laboratory became effective                    12 .........    Calculations.
                                                                                                                    on October 28, 2014. The next triennial                   17 .........    Maritime measurement
                                                  Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
                                                  Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship                   inspection date will be scheduled for
                                                  and Immigration Services, Department of                           October 2017.                                               NMC Global Corporation is accredited
                                                  Homeland Security.                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          for the following laboratory analysis
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06032 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]                       Approved Gauger and Accredited                            procedures and methods for petroleum
                                                  BILLING CODE 9111–97–P                                            Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and                    and certain petroleum products set forth
                                                                                                                    Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.                     by the U.S. Customs and Border
                                                                                                                    Customs and Border Protection, 1331                       Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                            Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
                                                                                                                                                                              and American Society for Testing and
                                                  SECURITY                                                          1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
                                                                                                                                                                              Materials (ASTM):
                                                                                                                    344–1060.
                                                  U.S. Customs and Border Protection                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                                                                                                    hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
                                                  Accreditation and Approval of NMC
                                                                                                                    and 19 CFR 151.13, that NMC Global
                                                  Global Corporation, as a Commercial
                                                                                                                    Corporation, 3139 Federal Rd.,
                                                  Gauger and Laboratory
                                                                                                                    Pasadena, TX 77504, has been approved
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border                                  to gauge petroleum and certain
                                                  Protection, Department of Homeland                                petroleum products and accredited to
                                                  Security.                                                         test petroleum and certain petroleum



                                                         CBPL No.                                      ASTM                                                                         Title

                                                  27–01 ......................   ASTM D 287 ..........................................    Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Prod-
                                                                                                                                            ucts (Hydrometer Method).
                                                  27–04 ......................   ASTM D 95 ............................................   Standard test method for water in petroleum products and bituminous materials
                                                                                                                                            by distillation.
                                                  27–06 ......................   ASTM D 473 ..........................................    Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extrac-
                                                                                                                                            tion Method.
                                                  27–13 ......................   ASTM D 4294 ........................................     Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products by en-
                                                                                                                                            ergy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
                                                  27–48 ......................   ASTM D 4052 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                                                                                            Density Meter.



                                                     Anyone wishing to employ this entity                           accredited laboratories. http://                          DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                  to conduct laboratory analyses and                                www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/                        SECURITY
                                                  gauger services should request and                                commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
                                                  receive written assurances from the                                 Dated: March 9, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                                                  entity that it is accredited or approved
                                                                                                                    Ira S. Reese,                                             Accreditation and Approval of
                                                  by the U.S. Customs and Border
                                                  Protection to conduct the specific test or                        Executive Director, Laboratories and                      Inspectorate America Corporation, as a
                                                                                                                    Scientific Services Directorate.                          Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
                                                  gauger service requested. Alternatively,
                                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–06076 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  inquiries regarding the specific test or
                                                  gauger service this entity is accredited                          BILLING CODE 9111–14–P                                    AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border
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                                                  or approved to perform may be directed                                                                                      Protection, Department of Homeland
                                                  to the U.S. Customs and Border                                                                                              Security.
                                                  Protection by calling (202) 344–1060.                                                                                       ACTION: Notice of accreditation and
                                                  The inquiry may also be sent to                                                                                             approval of Inspectorate America
                                                  cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the                                                                                     Corporation, as a commercial gauger
                                                  Web site listed below for a complete                                                                                        and laboratory.
                                                  listing of CBP approved gaugers and


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                                                  13882                                 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices

                                                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,                                  Customs and Border Protection, 1331                       products per the American Petroleum
                                                  pursuant to CBP regulations, that                                   Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite                            Institute (API) Measurement Standards:
                                                  Inspectorate America Corporation has                                1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
                                                  been approved to gauge petroleum and                                344–1060.                                                   API                         Title
                                                  certain petroleum products and                                                                                                chapters
                                                  accredited to test petroleum and certain                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    Notice is
                                                                                                                      hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12                    1 ...........   Vocabulary.
                                                  petroleum products for customs                                                                                                3 ...........   Tank gauging.
                                                  purposes for the next three years as of                             and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate
                                                                                                                                                                                7 ...........   Temperature determination.
                                                  November 17, 2014.                                                  America Corporation, 1301 West                            8 ...........   Sampling.
                                                                                                                      Blancke St., Linden, NJ 07036, has been                   12 .........    Calculations.
                                                  DATES: The accreditation and approval                               approved to gauge petroleum and                           17 .........    Maritime measurement.
                                                  of Inspectorate America Corporation, as                             certain petroleum products and
                                                  commercial gauger and laboratory                                    accredited to test petroleum and certain                    Inspectorate America Corporation is
                                                  became effective on November 17, 2014.                              petroleum products for customs                            accredited for the following laboratory
                                                  The next triennial inspection date will                             purposes, in accordance with the                          analysis procedures and methods for
                                                  be scheduled for November 2017.                                     provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR                    petroleum and certain petroleum
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                    151.13. Inspectorate America                              products set forth by the U.S. Customs
                                                  Approved Gauger and Accredited                                      Corporation is approved for the                           and Border Protection Laboratory
                                                  Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and                              following gauging procedures for                          Methods (CBPL) and American Society
                                                  Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.                               petroleum and certain petroleum                           for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

                                                         CBPL No.                                        ASTM                                                                         Title

                                                  27–01 ......................     ASTM D 287 ..........................................    Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Prod-
                                                                                                                                              ucts (Hydrometer Method).
                                                  27–04 ......................     ASTM D 95 ............................................   Standard test method for water in petroleum products and bituminous materials
                                                                                                                                              by distillation.
                                                  27–06 ......................     ASTM D 473 ..........................................    Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extrac-
                                                                                                                                              tion Method.
                                                  27–07 ......................     ASTM D 4807 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration.
                                                  27–08 ......................     ASTM D 86 ............................................   Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                                                                                              Pressure.
                                                  27–11 ......................     ASTM D 445 ..........................................    Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liq-
                                                                                                                                              uids (the Calculation of Dynamic Velocity).
                                                  27–13 ......................     ASTM D 4294 ........................................     Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products by en-
                                                                                                                                              ergy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
                                                  27–14 ......................     ASTM D 2622 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Disper-
                                                                                                                                              sive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
                                                  27–20 ......................     ASTM D 4057 ........................................     Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
                                                  27–48 ......................     ASTM D 4052 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                                                                                              Density Meter.
                                                  27–50 ......................     ASTM D 93 ............................................   Standard test methods for flash point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
                                                  27–53 ......................     ASTM D 2709 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by
                                                                                                                                              Centrifuge.
                                                  27–54 ......................     ASTM D 1796 ........................................     Standard test method for water and sediment in fuel oils by the centrifuge
                                                                                                                                              method (Laboratory procedure).
                                                  27–58 ......................     ASTM D 5191 ........................................     Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Meth-
                                                                                                                                              od).
                                                  N/A ..........................   ASTM D 1319 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by
                                                                                                                                              Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption.
                                                  N/A ..........................   ASTM D 4815 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Determination of MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, ter-
                                                                                                                                              tiary-Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas Chroma-
                                                                                                                                              tography.
                                                  N/A ..........................   ASTM D 5599 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas
                                                                                                                                              Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame Ionization Detection.
                                                  N/A ..........................   ASTM D 3606 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished
                                                                                                                                              Motor and Aviation Gasoline by Gas Chromatography.
                                                  N/A ..........................   ASTM D 5769 ........................................     Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and Total Aro-
                                                                                                                                              matics in Finished Gasolines by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.



                                                    Anyone wishing to employ this entity                              or approved to perform may be directed                      Dated: March 9, 2015.
                                                  to conduct laboratory analyses and                                  to the U.S. Customs and Border                            Ira S. Reese,
                                                  gauger services should request and                                  Protection by calling (202) 344–1060.                     Executive Director, Laboratories and
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                                                  receive written assurances from the                                 The inquiry may also be sent to                           Scientific Services Directorate.
                                                  entity that it is accredited or approved                            cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the                   [FR Doc. 2015–06083 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  by the U.S. Customs and Border                                      Web site listed below for a complete                      BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
                                                  Protection to conduct the specific test or                          listing of CBP approved gaugers and
                                                  gauger service requested. Alternatively,                            accredited laboratories. http://
                                                  inquiries regarding the specific test or                            www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/
                                                  gauger service this entity is accredited                            commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.



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Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:01:07
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:01:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
DatesThe accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on November 17, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for November 2017.
ContactApproved Gauger and Accredited Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
FR Citation80 FR 13881 

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