Notice2025-24086

Accreditation and Approval of King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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Published
December 31, 2025

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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 three years as of June 27, 2025.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61407-61408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24086]


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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 three years as of June 27, 2025.

DATES: King Inspection and Testing, Inc. (Carson, CA), was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 27, 2025. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2028.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Laura Granell-Ortiz, 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 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.
    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 of Petroleum
                                             Quantities.
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...........................  D5972............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Freezing Point
                                                    of Aviation Fuels
                                                    (Automatic Phase
                                                    Transition 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

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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#febdbcaeb99f8b999b8c8db29f9c8dbe9d9c8ed09a968dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d093928097b1a5b7b5a2a39cb1b2a390b3b2a0feb4b8a3feb7bfa6">[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>.

Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-24086 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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