83_FR_37970 83 FR 37821 - Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

83 FR 37821 - Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)

Page Range37821-37821
FR Document2018-16516

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Laboratory Service, Inc., 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 June 12, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 37821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Laboratory Service, Inc., 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 
June 12, 2017.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 12, 2017. The 
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 
202-344-2029.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Laboratory Service, Inc., 11731 Port 
Rd., Seabrook, TX 77586, 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. Laboratory Service, 
Inc., 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.........................................  Tank gauging.
7.........................................  Temperature determination.
8.........................................  Sampling.
12........................................  Calculations.
17........................................  Maritime measurement.
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    Laboratory Service, Inc. 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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27-08..........................             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.
N/A............................           D1364  Standard Test Method
                                                  for Water in Volatile
                                                  Solvents (Karl Fischer
                                                  Reagent Titration
                                                  Method).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. 
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.

    Dated: July 2, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-16516 Filed 8-1-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Notices                                                   37821

                                                  Place: National Institutes of Health,                      Dated: July 27, 2018.                               Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
                                               Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive                         Sylvia L. Neal,                                       Customs and Border Protection, 1300
                                               Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone                  Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory           Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N,
                                               Conference Call).                                           Committee Policy.                                     Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–344–
                                                  Contact Person: Glen H. Nuckolls, Ph.D.,                 [FR Doc. 2018–16505 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am]            2029.
                                               Executive Secretary, Muscular Dystrophy
                                                                                                           BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
                                               Coordinating Committee, National Institute                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Notice is
                                               of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH,                                                                        hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
                                               6001 Executive Boulevard, NSC 2203,                                                                               and 19 CFR 151.13, that Laboratory
                                               Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–5745,                         DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                                                                                           SECURITY                                              Service, Inc., 11731 Port Rd., Seabrook,
                                               glen.nuckolls@nih.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                 TX 77586, has been approved to gauge
                                                  Any member of the public interested in
                                                                                                           U.S. Customs and Border Protection                    petroleum and certain petroleum
                                               presenting oral comments to the committee
                                                                                                                                                                 products and accredited to test
                                               may notify the Contact Person listed on this                Accreditation and Approval of
                                               notice at least 10 days in advance of the
                                                                                                                                                                 petroleum and certain petroleum
                                                                                                           Laboratory Service, Inc., as a                        products for customs purposes, in
                                               meeting. Interested individuals and                         Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
                                               representatives of organizations may submit                                                                       accordance with the provisions of 19
                                               a letter of intent, a brief description of the              AGENCY:  U.S. Customs and Border                      CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
                                               organization represented, and a short                       Protection, Department of Homeland                    Laboratory Service, Inc., is approved for
                                               description of the oral presentation. Only one              Security.                                             the following gauging procedures for
                                               representative of an organization may be                    ACTION: Notice of accreditation and                   petroleum and certain petroleum
                                               allowed to present oral comments and if                     approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as              products from the American Petroleum
                                               accepted by the committee, presentations                    a commercial gauger and laboratory.                   Institute (API):
                                               may be limited to five minutes. Both printed
                                               and electronic copies are requested for the                 SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,                    API Chap-
                                               record. In addition, any interested person                                                                                                        Title
                                                                                                           pursuant to CBP regulations, that                        ters
                                               may file written comments with the                          Laboratory Service, Inc., has been
                                               committee by forwarding their statement to                  approved to gauge petroleum and                       3 ..............   Tank gauging.
                                               the Contact Person listed on this notice. The               certain petroleum products and                        7 ..............   Temperature determination.
                                               statement should include the name, address,                 accredited to test petroleum and certain              8 ..............   Sampling.
                                               telephone number and when applicable, the                   petroleum products for customs                        12 ............    Calculations.
                                               business or professional affiliation of the                 purposes for the next three years as of               17 ............    Maritime measurement.
                                               interested person.
                                                                                                           June 12, 2017.
                                                  More information can be found on the
                                               Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee                   DATES: The accreditation and approval                   Laboratory Service, Inc. is accredited
                                               home page: https://mdcc.nih.gov/.                           of Laboratory Service, Inc., as                       for the following laboratory analysis
                                               (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                                                                                           commercial gauger and laboratory                      procedures and methods for petroleum
                                               Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research                      became effective on June 12, 2017. The                and certain petroleum products set forth
                                               Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854,                  next triennial inspection date will be                by the U.S. Customs and Border
                                               Biological Basis Research in the                            scheduled for June 2020.                              Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
                                               Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health,               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      and American Society for Testing and
                                               HHS)                                                        Melanie Glass, Laboratories and                       Materials (ASTM):

                                                  CBPL No.                  ASTM                                                                       Title

                                               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.
                                               N/A ..................           D1364      Standard Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl Fischer Reagent Titration Method).



                                                 Anyone wishing to employ this entity                      scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-                    ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information
                                               to conduct laboratory analyses and                          laboratories.                                         Collection; request for comment.
                                               gauger services should request and                            Dated: July 2, 2018.                                (Extension of a Currently Approved
                                               receive written assurances from the                         Dave Fluty,                                           Collection, 1640–0016).
                                               entity that it is accredited or approved                    Executive Director, Laboratories and
                                               by the U.S. Customs and Border                              Scientific Services Directorate.                      SUMMARY:    The Department of Homeland
                                               Protection to conduct the specific test or                  [FR Doc. 2018–16516 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am]            Security (DHS), Science and Technology
                                               gauger service requested. Alternatively,                    BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
                                                                                                                                                                 (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG) is
                                               inquiries regarding the specific test or                                                                          proposing to extend currently approved
                                               gauger service this entity is accredited                                                                          OMB 1640–0016, an information
                                               or approved to perform may be directed                      DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                collection, by inviting the public to
                                               to the U.S. Customs and Border                              SECURITY                                              comment on the collection: First
                                               Protection by calling (202) 344–1060.                                                                             Responders Community of Practice
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                                                                                                           [Docket No. DHS–2018–0035]                            (FRCoP) User Registration Page (DHS
                                               The inquiry may also be sent to
                                               CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please                                                                                Form 10059 (9/09)). The FRCoP web
                                                                                                           First Responders Community of
                                               reference the website listed below for a                    Practice                                              based tool collects profile information
                                               complete listing of CBP approved                                                                                  from first responders and select
                                               gaugers and accredited laboratories.                        AGENCY:  Science and Technology                       authorized non-first responder users to
                                               http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-                              Directorate, Department of Homeland                   facilitate networking and formation of
                                                                                                           Security.                                             online communities. All users are


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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 Laboratory Service, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
DatesThe accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 12, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2020.
ContactMelanie Glass, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-2029.
FR Citation83 FR 37821 

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