Notice2025-12582

Approval and Accreditation of NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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Published
July 7, 2025

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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Abstract

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA), 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 May 15, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29877-29878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Approval and Accreditation of NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) as 
a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of approval and accreditation of NMK Resources, Inc. 
(Kenner, LA) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that NMK 
Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA), 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 
May 15, 2024.

DATES: NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 15, 2024. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2027.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that NMK Resources, Inc., 2330 Helena St., 
Kenner, LA 70062, 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. NMK Resources, Inc. 
(Kenner, LA) 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...............................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    NMK Resources, Inc. (Kenner, LA) 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.
27-11.................  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.
27-46.................  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.
N/A...................  D97                    Standard Test Method for
                                                Pour Point of Petroleum
                                                Products.
N/A...................  D4530                  Standard Test Method for
                                                Determination of Carbon
                                                Residue (Micro Method).
N/A...................  D482                   Standard Test Method for
                                                Ash from Petroleum
                                                Products.
N/A...................  D664                   Standard Test Method for
                                                Acid Number of Petroleum
                                                Products by
                                                Potentiometric
                                                Titration.
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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#9ddedfcddafce8faf8efeed1fcffeeddfeffedb3f9f5eeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67242537200612000215142b0605142704051749030f1449000811">[email&#160;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>.

Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-12582 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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