81_FR_14510 81 FR 14458 - Accreditation and Approval of Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

81 FR 14458 - Accreditation and Approval of Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

Page Range14458-14459
FR Document2016-06060

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections 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, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14458-14459]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06060]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Chemical and Petrochemical 
Inspections as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Chemical and 
Petrochemical

[[Page 14459]]

Inspections as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections 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, 2015.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Chemical and Petrochemical 
Inspections as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
September 18, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be 
scheduled for September 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 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 Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections, 
5300 39th St., Groves, TX 77619, 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. Chemical and 
Petrochemical Inspections 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.....................................  Calculations.
17.....................................  Maritime measurement.
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    Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections 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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27-05.........................  D4928............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water in Crude
                                                    Oils by Coulometric
                                                    Karl Fischer
                                                    Titration.
27-08.........................  D86..............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Distillation of
                                                    Petroleum Products.
27-48.........................  D4052............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter.
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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 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 10, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-06060 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9111-14-P

14458 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices Responses Number of Total number Hours per Total burden Survey name per respondents of responses response hours respondent SAMHSA MFP Current Fellows Survey .............................. 428 1 428 0.42 180 SAMHSA MFP Alumni Survey ............................................. 1,440 1 1,440 0.75 1,080 Totals ............................................................................ a 1,868 ........................ 1,868 ........................ 1,260 a This is an unduplicated count of total respondents. Written comments and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 23, 2014. The next triennial inspection recommendations concerning the SECURITY date will be scheduled for July 2017. proposed information collection should FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: be sent by April 18, 2016 to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Approved Gauger and Accredited SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Accreditation and Approval of Altol Information and Regulatory Affairs, Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Chemical and Environmental Office of Management and Budget Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Laboratory, Inc., as a Commercial (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of Laboratory Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite comments, and to avoid potential delays 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 344–1060. sent through the U.S. Postal Service, Protection, Department of Homeland commenters are encouraged to submit Security. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is their comments to OMB via email to: ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Altol hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12, OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Chemical and Environmental that Altol Chemical and Environmental Although commenters are encouraged to Laboratory, Inc., as a commercial Laboratory, Inc., Sabanetas Industrial send their comments via email, laboratory. Park, Building M–1380, Ponce, PR 00715, has been accredited to test commenters may also fax their SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, petroleum and petroleum products for comments to: 202–395–7285. pursuant to CBP regulations, that Altol customs purposes, in accordance with Commenters may also mail them to: Chemical and Environmental the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. Altol Office of Management and Budget, Laboratory, Inc., has been approved to Chemical and Environmental Office of Information and Regulatory gauge and accredited to test petroleum Laboratory, Inc., is accredited for the Affairs, New Executive Office Building, and petroleum products for customs following laboratory analysis Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. purposes for the next three years as of procedures and methods for petroleum Summer King, July 23, 2014. and certain petroleum products set forth Statistician. DATES: The accreditation and approval by the U.S. Customs and Border of Altol Chemical and Environmental Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) [FR Doc. 2016–06009 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] Laboratory, Inc., as commercial gauger and American Society for Testing and BILLING CODE 4162–20–P and laboratory became effective on July Materials (ASTM): CBPL No. ASTM Title 27–01 .............................................. ASTM D–287 ................................. Standard test method for API Gravity of crude petroleum products and petroleum products (Hydrometer Method). 27–02 .............................................. ASTM D 1298 ................................ Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Grav- ity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Prod- ucts by Hydrometer Method. 27–08 .............................................. ASTM D–86 ................................... Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. 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. Anyone wishing to employ this entity to listing of CBP approved gaugers and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND conduct laboratory analyses should accredited laboratories. http:// SECURITY request and receive written assurances www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/ from the entity that it is accredited or commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories. U.S. Customs and Border Protection approved by the U.S. Customs and Dated: March 9, 2016. Accreditation and Approval of Border Protection to conduct the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Ira S. Reese, Chemical and Petrochemical specific test requested. Alternatively, Executive Director, Laboratories and Inspections as a Commercial Gauger inquiries regarding the specific test this and Laboratory Scientific Services Directorate. entity is accredited to perform may be [FR Doc. 2016–06059 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] directed to the U.S. Customs and Border AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Protection, Department of Homeland The inquiry may also be sent to Security. cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the ACTION: Notice of accreditation and Web site listed below for a complete approval of Chemical and Petrochemical VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Mar 16, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 52 / Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Notices 14459 Inspections as a commercial gauger and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: following gauging procedures for laboratory. Approved Gauger and Accredited petroleum and certain petroleum Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and products from the American Petroleum SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Institute (API): pursuant to CBP regulations, that Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Chemical and Petrochemical Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite API Chapters Title Inspections has been approved to gauge 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– 344–1060. 3 ..................... Tank gauging. petroleum and certain petroleum 7 ..................... Temperature determination. products and accredited to test SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 8 ..................... Sampling. petroleum and certain petroleum hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 12 ................... Calculations. products for customs purposes for the and 19 CFR 151.13, that Chemical and 17 ................... Maritime measurement. next three years as of September 18, Petrochemical Inspections, 5300 39th 2015. St., Groves, TX 77619, has been Chemical and Petrochemical approved to gauge petroleum and Inspections is accredited for the DATES: The accreditation and approval certain petroleum products and following laboratory analysis of Chemical and Petrochemical accredited to test petroleum and certain procedures and methods for petroleum Inspections as commercial gauger and petroleum products for customs and certain petroleum products set forth laboratory became effective on purposes, in accordance with the by the U.S. Customs and Border September 18, 2015. The next triennial provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL) inspection date will be scheduled for 151.13. Chemical and Petrochemical and American Society for Testing and September 2018. Inspections is approved for the Materials (ASTM): CBPL No. ASTM Title 27–05 .............................................. D4928 ............................................ Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27–08 .............................................. D86 ................................................ Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. 27–48 .............................................. D4052 ............................................ Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Anyone wishing to employ this entity DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DATES: Comments must be submitted on to conduct laboratory analyses and SECURITY or before May 16, 2016. gauger services should request and ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate receive written assurances from the Federal Emergency Management submissions to the docket, please use entity that it is accredited or approved Agency only one of the following means to by the U.S. Customs and Border [Docket ID: FEMA–FEMA–2016–0006; OMB submit comments: Protection to conduct the specific test or No. 1660–0006 (1) Online. Submit comments at gauger service requested. Alternatively, www.regulations.gov under Docket ID inquiries regarding the specific test or Agency Information Collection FEMA–2016–0006. Follow the gauger service this entity is accredited Activities: Proposed Collection; instructions for submitting comments. or approved to perform may be directed Comment Request; National Flood Insurance Program Policy Forms (2) Mail. Submit written comments to to the U.S. Customs and Border Docket Manager, Office of Chief Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. AGENCY: Federal Emergency Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., The inquiry may also be sent to Management Agency, DHS. 8NE, Washington, DC 20472–3100. CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please ACTION: Notice. All submissions received must reference the Web site listed below for include the agency name and Docket ID. a complete listing of CBP approved SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Regardless of the method used for gaugers and accredited laboratories. Management Agency, as part of its submitting comments or material, all http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- continuing effort to reduce paperwork submissions will be posted, without scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- and respondent burden, invites the change, to the Federal eRulemaking laboratories. general public and other Federal Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, agencies to take this opportunity to and will include any personal Dated: March 10, 2016. comment on a revision of a currently information you provide. Therefore, Ira S. Reese, approved information collection. In submitting this information makes it Executive Director, Laboratories and accordance with the Paperwork public. You may wish to read the Scientific Services Directorate. Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks Privacy Act notice that is available via [FR Doc. 2016–06060 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am] comments concerning information the link in the footer of BILLING CODE 9111–14–P collected for National Flood Insurance www.regulations.gov. Program (NFIP) policies to asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accommodate the changing insurance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: needs of policyholders. The changes to Mary Ann Chang, Insurance Examiner, the program were made as a result of the Mitigation Directorate, 202–212–4712. implementation of certain provisions of You may contact the Records the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Management Division for copies of the Reform Act of 2012 and Homeowners proposed collection of information at Flood Insurance Affordability Act of email address: FEMA-Information- 2014. Collections-Management@fema.dhs.gov. 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Document Created: 2016-03-17 00:58:28
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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 Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
DatesThe accreditation and approval of Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on September 18, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2018.
ContactApproved Gauger and Accredited Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
FR Citation81 FR 14458 
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