81_FR_66857 81 FR 66669 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

81 FR 66669 - 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 81, Issue 188 (September 28, 2016)

Page Range66669-66670
FR Document2016-23466

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 February 3, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66669-66670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23466]


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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 February 3, 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate 
America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became 
effective on February 3, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will 
be scheduled for February 2019.

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 Inspectorate America Corporation, 6175 
Hwy 347, Beaumont, TX 77705, 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 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...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    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):

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       CBPL No.              ASTM                    Title
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27-01.................  D 287........  Standard Test Method for API
                                        Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
                                        Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
                                        Method).
27-02.................  D 1298.......  Standard Test Method for Density,
                                        Relative Density (Specific
                                        Gravity), or API Gravity of
                                        Crude Petroleum and Liquid
                                        Petroleum Products by Hydrometer
                                        Method.
27-03.................  D 4006.......  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                        Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-05.................  D 4928.......  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                        Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl
                                        Fischer Titration.

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27-06.................  D 473........  Standard Test Method for Sediment
                                        in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by
                                        the Extraction Method.
27-11.................  D 445........  Standard Test Method for
                                        Kinematic Viscosity of
                                        Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27-13.................  D 4294.......  Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                        in Petroleum and Petroleum
                                        Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
                                        ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14.................  D 2622.......  Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                        in Petroleum Products by
                                        Wavelength Dispersive X-ray
                                        Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46.................  D 5002.......  Standard Test Method for Density
                                        and Relative Density of Crude
                                        Oils by Digital Density
                                        Analyzer.
                        D 4007.......  Standard Test Method for Water
                                        and Sediment in Crude Oil by the
                                        Centrifuge Method (Laboratory
                                        Procedure).
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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: September 21, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-23466 Filed 9-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9111-14-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 28, 2016 / Notices 66669 Conference Center Facility, 5701 Marinelli Scientific Review, National Institutes of Corporation as a commercial gauger and Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4140, laboratory. Contact Person: Raj K. Krishnaraju, Ph.D., MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– Scientific Review Officer, Center for 0952, espinozala@mail.nih.gov. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Scientific Review, National Institutes of Name of Committee: Center for Scientific pursuant to CBP regulations, that Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6190, Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–1047, Inspectorate America Corporation has Investigations on Primary Immunodeficiency been approved to gauge petroleum and kkrishna@csr.nih.gov. Diseases. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Date: October 27, 2016. certain petroleum products and Review Special Emphasis Panel; Urologic Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. accredited to test petroleum and certain and Urogynecologic Applications. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant petroleum products for customs Date: October 27, 2016. applications. purposes for the next three years as of Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 February 3, 2016. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, DATES: Effective Dates: The applications. (Virtual Meeting). Place: Crowne Plaza Washington Natl Contact Person: Jin Huang, Ph.D., accreditation and approval of Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA Scientific Review Officer, Center for Inspectorate America Corporation as 22202. Scientific Review, National Institutes of commercial gauger and laboratory Contact Person: Ganesan Ramesh, Center Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4095G, became effective on February 3, 2016. for Scientific Review, National Institutes of MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– The next triennial inspection date will Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Room 2182, MSC 1230, jh377p@nih.gov. be scheduled for February 2019. 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, ganesan.ramesh@ Name of Committee: Center for Scientific nih.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Review Special Emphasis Panel; RFA–15– Name of Committee: Genes, Genomes, and 319 Biomedical and Behavioral Research Approved Gauger and Accredited Genetics Integrated Review Group; Innovations to Ensure Equity (BRITE). Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Therapeutic Approaches to Genetic Diseases Date: October 27, 2016. Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Study Section. Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Date: October 27–28, 2016. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. applications. 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 344–1060. applications. Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, Place: Villa Florence Hotel, 225 Powell (Virtual Meeting). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Contact Person: Jessica Bellinger, Scientific hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 Contact Person: Richard Panniers, Ph.D., Review Administrator, Center for Scientific and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate Scientific Review Officer, Center for of Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 America Corporation, 6175 Hwy 347, Scientific Review, National Institutes of Rockledge Drive, Room 3158, Bethesda, MD Beaumont, TX 77705, has been Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2212, 20892, bellingerjd@csr.nih.gov. approved to gauge petroleum and MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance certain petroleum products and 1741, pannierr@csr.nih.gov. Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; accredited to test petroleum and certain Name of Committee: Biobehavioral and 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, petroleum products for customs Behavioral Processes Integrated Review 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National purposes, in accordance with the Group; Cognition and Perception Study Institutes of Health, HHS) provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR Section. Date: October 27–28, 2016. 151.13. Inspectorate America Dated: September 21, 2016. Corporation is approved for the Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. David Clary, following gauging procedures for Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory petroleum and certain petroleum Place: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Committee Policy. products from the American Petroleum Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. [FR Doc. 2016–23311 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am] Institute (API): Contact Person: Mark D. Lindner, Ph.D., BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Scientific Review Officer, Center for API chapters Title Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3182, 3 ....................... Tank Gauging. MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–915– DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 7 ....................... Temperature Determination. 6298, lindnermd@csr.nih.gov. SECURITY 8 ....................... Sampling. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 12 ..................... Calculations. Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member U.S. Customs and Border Protection 17 ..................... Marine Measurement. Conflict: Vascular and Hematology. Date: October 27, 2016. Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a Inspectorate America Corporation is Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. accredited for the following laboratory Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Commercial Gauger and Laboratory analysis procedures and methods for applications. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 petroleum and certain petroleum Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, Protection, Department of Homeland products set forth by the U.S. Customs (Virtual Meeting). Security. and Border Protection Laboratory Contact Person: Luis Espinoza, Ph.D., ACTION: Notice of accreditation and Methods (CBPL) and American Society Scientific Review Officer, Center for approval of Inspectorate America for Testing and Materials (ASTM): mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES CBPL No. ASTM Title 27–01 ............. D 287 ... Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 27–02 ............. D 1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method. 27–03 ............. D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 27–05 ............. D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Sep 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

66670 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 28, 2016 / Notices CBPL No. ASTM Title 27–06 ............. D 473 ... Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27–11 ............. D 445 ... Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids. 27–13 ............. D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 27–14 ............. D 2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrom- etry. 27–46 ............. D 5002 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer. D 4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). Anyone wishing to employ this entity DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite to conduct laboratory analyses and SECURITY 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– gauger services should request and 344–1060. receive written assurances from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is entity that it is accredited or approved hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 Accreditation and Approval of SGS by the U.S. Customs and Border and 19 CFR 151.13, that SGS North North America, Inc., as a Commercial Protection to conduct the specific test or America, Inc., 20535 Belshaw Ave., Gauger and Laboratory gauger service requested. Alternatively, Carson, CA 90746, has been approved to inquiries regarding the specific test or AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border gauge and accredited to test petroleum gauger service this entity is accredited Protection, Department of Homeland and petroleum products for customs or approved to perform may be directed Security. purposes, in accordance with the to the U.S. Customs and Border ACTION: Notice of accreditation and provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. approval of SGS North America, Inc., as 151.13. SGS North America, Inc., is The inquiry may also be sent to a commercial gauger and laboratory. approved for the following gauging CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please procedures for petroleum and certain SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, petroleum products set forth by the reference the Web site listed below for pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS American Petroleum Institute (API): a complete listing of CBP approved North America, Inc., has been approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. to gauge and accredited to test API chapters Title http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- petroleum and petroleum products for scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- customs purposes for the next three 3 ................... Tank gauging. laboratories. years as of January 14, 2016. 7 ................... Temperature Determination. 8 ................... Sampling. Dated: September 21, 2016. DATES: Effective Dates: The 12 ................. Calculations. Ira S. Reese, accreditation and approval of SGS North 17 ................. Maritime Measurements. Executive Director, Laboratories and America, Inc., as commercial gauger and Scientific Services Directorate. laboratory became effective on January SGS North America, Inc., is [FR Doc. 2016–23466 Filed 9–27–16; 8:45 am] 14, 2016. The next triennial inspection accredited for the following laboratory date will be scheduled for January 2019. analysis procedures and methods for BILLING CODE 9111–14–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: petroleum and certain petroleum Approved Gauger and Accredited products set forth by the U.S. Customs Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and and Border Protection Laboratory Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Methods (CBPL) and American Society Customs and Border Protection, 1300 for Testing and Materials (ASTM): CBPL No. Std. method Title 27–03 ........... ASTM D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 27–04 ........... ASTM D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation. 27–05 ........... ASTM D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27–06 ........... ASTM D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27–11 ........... ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids. 27–13 ........... ASTM D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluores- cence Spectrometry. 27–46 ........... ASTM D5002 Density of Crude Oils by Digital Density Meter. 27–48 ........... ASTM D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 27–54 ........... ASTM D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method. N/A ............... ASTM D482 Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products. N/A ............... ASTM D4007 Standard test method for water and sediment in crude oil by the centrifuge method (Laboratory procedure). N/A ............... ASTM D5705 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Vapor Phase Above Residual Fuel Oils. N/A ............... ASTM D6352 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in Boiling Range from 174 °C to 700 °C by Gas Chromatography. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Anyone wishing to employ this entity entity that it is accredited or approved inquiries regarding the specific test or to conduct laboratory analyses and by the U.S. Customs and Border gauger service this entity is accredited gauger services should request and Protection to conduct the specific test or or approved to perform may be directed receive written assurances from the gauger service requested. 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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.
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 66669 
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