Notice2023-21209
Accreditation and Approval of King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, 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 four years as of August 11, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21209]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of King Inspection and Testing, Inc.
(Carson, CA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of King Inspection and
Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that King
Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, 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 four years as of August 11, 2022.
DATES: King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 11, 2022.
The next inspection date will be scheduled for August 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, 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 King Inspection and Testing, Inc., 1300
E 223rd St., #410, Carson, CA 90745, 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, as
of August 11, 2022.\1\
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\1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19,
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter">https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter</a>.
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King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA) 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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King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA) 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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27-02.................. D1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density, or
API Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Method.
27-08.................. D86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
N/A.................... D7153 Standard Test Method for
Freezing Point of Aviation
Fuels (Automatic Laser 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91d2d3c1d6f0e4f6f4e3e2ddf0f3e2d1f2f3e1bff5f9e2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82c1c0d2c5e3f7e5e7f0f1cee3e0f1c2e1e0f2ace6eaf1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-21209 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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