Notice2023-21213
Accreditation of Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX) as a Commercial Laboratory
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Published
September 28, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX), has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of August 26, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66871-66872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21213]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX) as a
Commercial Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park,
TX), as a commercial laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX), has been accredited to test
petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the
next four years as of August 26, 2022.
DATES: Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX) was accredited as a
commercial laboratory as of August 26, 2022. The next inspection date
will be scheduled for August 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, 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, that Dixie Services, Inc., 1706 First Street, Galena Park, TX
77547, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum
products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.12 as of August 26, 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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Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, 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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27-04.................. D95 Standard Test Method for Water
in Petroleum Products and
Bituminous Materials by
Distillation.
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.
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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
(and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-13.................. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14.................. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum Products by
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-39.................. D721 Standard Test Method for Oil
Content of Petroleum Waxes.
27-46.................. D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density, and
API Gravity of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48.................. D4052 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density, and
API Gravity 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
and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method).
N/A.................... D92 Standard Test Method for Flash
and Fire Points by Cleveland
Open Cup Tester.
N/A.................... D97 Standard Test Method for Pour
Point of Petroleum Products.
N/A.................... D613 Standard Test Method for Cetane
Number of Diesel Fuel Oil.
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.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific test this entity is accredited 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#5e1d1c0e193f2b393b2c2d123f3c2d1e3d3c2e703a362d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd8e8f9d8aacb8aaa8bfbe81acafbe8daeafbde3a9a5bee3aaa2bb">[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. 2023-21213 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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