83_FR_8329 83 FR 8291 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

83 FR 8291 - Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 38 (February 26, 2018)

Page Range8291-8292
FR Document2018-03816

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Inspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA), 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 January 25, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8291-8292]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03816]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Inspectorate America Corporation 
(Martinez, CA), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Inspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA), 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 January 25, 2017.

DATES: Inspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA) was accredited 
and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of January 25, 
2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for January 
2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 3772 
Pacheco Boulevard, Martinez, CA 94553 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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2................................  Tank Calibration.
3................................  Tank Gauging.
4................................  Proving Systems.
6................................  Metering Assemblies.
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

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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).
27-03............................  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.
27-06............................  D 473                    Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                                             Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-08............................  D 86                     Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum
                                                             Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-13............................  D 4294                   Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                                             Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray
                                                             Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-48............................  D 4052                   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 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: February 15, 2018.
James D. Sweet,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-03816 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Notices 8291 the revisions proposed in the 2016.1 provide a reason for each suggestion or DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND PREP Guidelines. The Coast Guard is recommendation. SECURITY publishing this notice on behalf of the We encourage you to submit Preparedness for Response Exercise comments through the Federal U.S. Customs and Border Protection Program Compliance, Coordination, and eRulemaking Portal at http:// Consistency Committee (PREP 4C). The Accreditation and Approval of www.regulations.gov. If your material Inspectorate America Corporation PREP 4C includes representatives from cannot be submitted using http:// the Coast Guard under the Department (Martinez, CA), as a Commercial www.regulations.gov, contact the person Gauger and Laboratory of Homeland Security, the in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Environmental Protection Agency, the CONTACT section of this notice of AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety availability and request for comments Protection, Department of Homeland Administration under the Department of for alternate instructions. Documents Security. Transportation, and the Bureau of Safety mentioned in this notice, and all public ACTION: Notice. and Environmental Enforcement under comments, will be available in our the Department of the Interior. online docket at http:// SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, DATES: Comments and related material www.regulations.gov, and can be viewed pursuant to CBP regulations, that must be received by the Coast Guard on by following that website’s instructions. Inspectorate America Corporation or before March 26, 2018. Additionally, if you go to the online (Martinez, CA), has been approved to docket and sign up for email alerts, you gauge petroleum and certain petroleum ADDRESSES: You may submit comments will be notified when comments are products and accredited to test identified by docket number USCG– petroleum and certain petroleum 2017–0894 using the Federal posted or if a final rule is published. products for customs purposes for the eRulemaking Portal at http:// We accept anonymous comments. All next three years as of January 25, 2017. www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public comments received will be posted DATES: Inspectorate America Participation and Request for without change to http:// Corporation (Martinez, CA) was Comments’’ portion of the www.regulations.gov and will include accredited and approved, as a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for any personal information you have commercial gauger and laboratory as of further instructions on submitting provided. For more about privacy and January 25, 2017. The next triennial comments. To view the proposed 2016.1 the docket, visit http:// inspection date will be scheduled for PREP Guidelines and the regulatory www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. January 2020. analysis of the proposed 2016.1 PREP Guidelines, go to http:// Background FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. www.regulations.gov, type ‘‘USCG– Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific On December 22, 2017, on behalf of Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and 2017–0894’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Then the Preparedness for Response Exercise click ‘‘Open Docket Folder.’’ Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Program Compliance, Coordination, and Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Consistency Committee (PREP 4C), we DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060. information about the regulatory published for public comment the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is analysis, call Mr. Jonathan Smith, Office 2016.1 PREP Guidelines (82 FR 60693). hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 of Marine Environmental Response The revisions proposed in the 2016.1 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Inspectorate Policy, 202–372–2675. For information PREP Guidelines constitute the first America Corporation, 3772 Pacheco about the proposed 2016.1 PREP change to the 2016 PREP Guidelines. In Boulevard, Martinez, CA 94553 has Guidelines you may call: For Coast this notice, we seek public comment on been approved to gauge petroleum and Guard: Mr. Jonathan Smith, Office of the regulatory analysis of the potential certain petroleum products and Marine Environmental Response Policy, deregulatory savings that may result accredited to test petroleum and certain 202–372–2675. For EPA: Mr. Troy from the revisions proposed in the petroleum products for customs Swackhammer, Office of Emergency 2016.1 PREP Guidelines. Additionally, purposes, in accordance with the Management, Regulations throughout the public comment period provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR Implementation Division, 202–564– for the regulatory analysis of the 2016.1 151.13. Inspectorate America 1966. For BSEE/DOI: Mr. John Caplis, PREP Guidelines, we will continue to Corporation is approved for the Oil Spill Preparedness Division, 703– accept comments that directly pertain to following gauging procedures for 787–1364. For PHMSA/DOT: Mr. Eddie the revisions proposed in the 2016.1 petroleum and certain petroleum Murphy, Office of Pipeline Safety, 202– PREP Guidelines. These revisions are products from the American Petroleum 366–4595. detailed in a new ‘‘Record of Changes’’ Institute (API): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that we have incorporated into the 2016.1 PREP Guidelines. The 2016.1 API chapters Title Public Participation and Request for PREP Guidelines are available for Comments review in docket USCG–2017–0894, as 2 ....................... Tank Calibration. The Coast Guard encourages you to described in the ADDRESSES section of 3 ....................... Tank Gauging. this notice. 4 ....................... Proving Systems. submit comments on the proposed 6 ....................... Metering Assemblies. 2016.1 PREP Guidelines and the This notice is issued under the 7 ....................... Temperature Determination. regulatory analysis of the potential authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 8 ....................... Sampling. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES deregulatory savings that may result U.S.C. 1225, 1231, 1321(j), and 2735. 12 ..................... Calculations. from the revisions proposed in the 17 ..................... Marine Measurement. 2016.1 PREP Guidelines. If you submit Joseph B. Loring, a comment, please include the docket Captain, Chief of the Office of Marine Inspectorate America Corporation is number for this notice, indicate the Environmental Response Policy. accredited for the following laboratory specific section of this document to [FR Doc. 2018–03773 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am] analysis procedures and methods for which each comment applies, and BILLING CODE P petroleum and certain petroleum VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Feb 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

8292 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Notices products set forth by the U.S. Customs Methods (CBPL) and American Society and Border Protection Laboratory 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. 27–05 ................ D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27–06 ................ D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27–08 ................ D 86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure. 27–13 ................ D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 27–48 ................ D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Anyone wishing to employ this entity DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND and International, 13615 River Road, to conduct laboratory analyses and SECURITY Luling, LA 70070 has been approved to gauger services should request and gauge petroleum and certain petroleum receive written assurances from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection products and accredited to test entity that it is accredited or approved petroleum and certain petroleum Accreditation and Approval of Coastal products for customs purposes, in by the U.S. Customs and Border Gulf and International (Luling, LA), as Protection to conduct the specific test or accordance with the provisions of 19 a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Coastal gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the specific test or AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Gulf and International is approved for gauger service this entity is accredited Protection, Department of Homeland the following gauging procedures for or approved to perform may be directed Security. petroleum and certain petroleum to the U.S. Customs and Border ACTION: Notice of accreditation and products from the American Petroleum Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. approval of Coastal Gulf and Institute (API): The inquiry may also be sent to International (Luling, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. API chapters Title CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 3 ....................... Tank complete listing of CBP approved pursuant to CBP regulations, that Gaug- gaugers and accredited laboratories. Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, ing. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- LA), has been approved to gauge 7 ....................... Tempera- scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- petroleum and certain petroleum ture laboratories. products and accredited to test Deter- mina- Dated: February 15, 2018. petroleum and certain petroleum tion. products for customs purposes for the James D. Sweet, 8 ....................... Sam- next three years as of July 19, 2017. pling. Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and DATES: Coastal Gulf and International Scientific Services Directorate. 12 ..................... Calcula- (Luling, LA) was accredited and tions. [FR Doc. 2018–03816 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am] approved, as a commercial gauger and 17 ..................... Marine BILLING CODE 9111–14–P laboratory as of July 19, 2017. The next Meas- triennial inspection date will be ure- scheduled for July 2020. ment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Coastal Gulf and International is Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and accredited for the following laboratory Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania analysis procedures and methods for Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, petroleum and certain petroleum DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060. products set forth by the U.S. Customs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is and Border Protection Laboratory hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 Methods (CBPL) and American Society and 19 CFR 151.13, that Coastal Gulf for Testing and Materials (ASTM): CBPL No. ASTM Title 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. 27–05 ................. D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27–06 ................. D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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. 27–46 ................. 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. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInspectorate America Corporation (Martinez, CA) was accredited and approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of January 25, 2017. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for January 2020.
ContactDr. Justin Shey, 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 Citation83 FR 8291 
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