Notices. Notice of accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as a commercial gauger and laboratory
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BILLING CODE 9111-14-P 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 August 20, 2013.
DATES: *Effective Dates:* The accreditation and approval of Inspectorate America Corporation, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on August 20, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 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, 2501 SE. Columbia Way, Suite 300, Vancouver, WA 98661, 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 per the American Petroleum Institute
(API)Measurement Standards: API chapters Title 2 Tank calibration 4 Proving systems 5 Metering 6 Metering assemblies 7 Temperature determination 8 Sampling 12 Calculations 17 Maritime 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 ASTM D 287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 27-02 ASTM 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 ASTM D 4006 Standard test method for water in crude oil by distillation. 27-04 ASTM D 95 Standard test method for water in petroleum products and bituminous materials by distillation. 27-05 ASTM D 4928 Standard test method for water in crude oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 27-06 ASTM D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 27-07 ASTM D 4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. 27-08 ASTM D 86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmoshpheric Pressure. 27-11 ASTM D 445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). 27-13 ASTM D 4294 Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. 27-20 ASTM D 4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products. 27-48 ASTM D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 27-50 ASTM D-93 Standard test methods for flash point by Penske-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 27-53 ASTM D 2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge. 27-57 ASTM D 7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 27-58 ASTM D 5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini 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 *cbp.labhq@dhs.gov.* Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. *http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf* Dated: February 27, 2014. Ira S. Reese, Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services. [FR Doc. 2014-05114 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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