Accreditation and Approval of Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Citation84 FR 52891
Record Number2019-21524
Published date03 October 2019
SectionNotices
CourtHomeland Security Department,U.s. Customs And Border Protection
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 52891-52892]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-21524]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection
                Accreditation and Approval of Chemical and Petrochemical
                Inspections (Groves, 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 Chemical and
                Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, TX), as a commercial gauger and
                laboratory.
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                SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
                Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, 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 25, 2018.
                DATES: Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, TX) was approved
                and accredited, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September
                25, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for
                September 2021.
                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 Chemical and Petrochemical Inspection,
                5300 39th Street, Groves, TX 77619 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. Chemical and
                Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, 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.
                12..................................... Calculations.
                17..................................... Marine Measurement.
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                 Chemical and Petrochemical Inspections (Groves, 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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                27-05......................... D 4928........... Standard Test Method
                 for Water in Crude
                 Oils by Coulometric
                 Karl Fischer
                 Titration.
                27-08......................... D 86............. Standard Test Method
                 for Distillation of
                 Petroleum Products.
                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.
                [[Page 52892]]
                 Dated: September 25, 2019.
                Dave Fluty,
                Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
                [FR Doc. 2019-21524 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
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