82_FR_24468
Page Range | 24367-24368 | |
FR Document | 2017-10809 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 24367-24368] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10809] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 14, 2016. DATES: The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on March 14, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 5237 Halls Mill Road, Building F, Mobile, AL 36619 has been approved to gauge petroleum and [[Page 24368]] 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): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ API chapters Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3................................. Tank Gauging. 5................................. Metering. 7................................. Temperature Determination. 8................................. Sampling. 12................................ Calculations. 14................................ Natural Gas Fluids Measurement. 17................................ Marine 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................ D 287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 27-03................ D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 27-04................ D 95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation. 27-06................ D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27-07................ D 4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. 27-08................ D 86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure. 27-11................ D 445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). 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. 27-48................ D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 27-50................ D 93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 27-53................ D 2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge. 27-54................ D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). 27-57................ D 7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X- Ray Fluorescence 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 [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: May 12, 2017. Ira S. Reese, Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 2017-10809 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation as a commercial gauger and laboratory. | |
Dates | The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on March 14, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2019. | |
Contact | Dr. Justin Shey, 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. | |
FR Citation | 82 FR 24367 |