[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30723-30724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10832]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Quality Custom Inspection and
Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Quality Custom
Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX), as a commercial
gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX), 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 September 6, 2018.
DATES: Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX)
was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
September 6, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for September 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, 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 Quality Custom Inspection and
Laboratories, Inc., 402 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, TX 77506, 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.
Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) 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.
11............................... Physical Properties Data.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Marine Measurement.
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Quality Custom Inspection and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX) 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).
27-03.............. 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.
27-08.............. 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).
27-14.............. D 2622 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum Products
by Wavelength Dispersive X-
Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46.............. D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density,
and API Gravity 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.
27-58.............. D 5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method).
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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: April 30, 2020.
Larry D. Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-10832 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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