Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)
Notices
Pages 60436-60437
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-25603
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, 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 SGS North America, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc., has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 20, 2018.
DATES: Applicable Dates: The accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on July 20, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, 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 SGS North America, Inc., 614 Heron Drive, Bridgeport, NJ 08014, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. SGS North America, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API):
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API chapters Title
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1................................ Vocabulary.
3................................ Tank gauging.
7................................ Temperature Determination.
8................................ Sampling.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Maritime Measurements.
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SGS North America, 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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27-01....................... D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-05....................... D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06....................... D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-07....................... D4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08....................... D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11....................... D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27-13....................... D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-48....................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-50....................... D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-53....................... D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.
27-58....................... D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method).
N/A......................... D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum
Products.
N/A......................... D130 Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper
from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test.
N/A......................... D381 Standard Test Method for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet
Evaporation.
N/A......................... D525 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of
Gasoline (Induction Period Method).
N/A......................... D664 Standard Test Method for Acid Number of Petroleum
Products by Potentiometric Titration.
N/A......................... D1319 Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid
Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption.
N/A......................... D2699 Standard Test Method for Research Octane Number of
Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel.
N/A......................... D2700 Standard Test Method for Motor Octane Number of
Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel.
N/A......................... D3237 Standard Test Method for Lead in Gasoline by Atomic
Absorption Spectroscopy.
N/A......................... D3606 Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene
and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline
by Gas Chromatography.
N/A......................... D4377 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
N/A......................... D5453 Standard Test Method for Determination of Total
Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine
Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by
Ultraviolet Fluorescence.
N/A......................... D5599 Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates
in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography and Oxygen
Selective Flame Ionization Detection.
N/A......................... D5708 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Nickel,
Vanadium, and Iron in Crude Oils and Residual Fuels
by Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Atomic Emission
Spectrometry.
N/A......................... D5769 Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and Total
Aromatics in Finished Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
N/A......................... D6377 Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor
Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx (Expansion Method).
N/A......................... D7346 Standard Test Method for No Flow Point and Pour
Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels.
N/A......................... D7671 Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Silver by
Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel-Silver Strip
Method.
N/A......................... D7689 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum
Products and Liquid Fuels (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: November 13, 2018.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
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