Accreditation and Approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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Federal RegisterSep 28, 2023
88 Fed. Reg. 66874 (Sep. 28, 2023)

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of accreditation and approval of Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, 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 four years as of May 18, 2022.

DATES:

Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 18, 2022. The next inspection date will be scheduled for May 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281–560–2900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc., 218 Centaurus Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78405, 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 May 18, 2022.

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. See19 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), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.

Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

API chaptersTitle
3Tank Gauging.
7Temperature Determination.
8Sampling.
12Calculations.
17Marine Measurement.

Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Corpus Christi, 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):

CBPL No.ASTMTitle
27–01D287Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method).
27–02D1298Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method.
27–03D4006Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27–04D95Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
27–06D473Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27–08D86Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27–11D445Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).
27–13D4294Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27–14D2622Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27–48D4052Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27–54D1796Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure).

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 (281) 560–2900. The inquiry may also be sent to CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

James D. Sweet,

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.

[FR Doc. 2023–21205 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am]

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