[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38942-38943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16011]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as a Commercial 
Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc. 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 
August 29, 2013.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, 
Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on August 
29, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for 
August 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 
1500N, 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 Intertek USA, Inc., 481-A East Shore 
Parkway, New Haven, CT 06512, 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. Intertek USA, Inc. is 
approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain 
petroleum products per the American Petroleum Institute (API) 
Measurement Standards:

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               API chapters                             Title
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3.........................................  Tank gauging.
7.........................................  Temperature determination.
8.........................................  Sampling.
12........................................  Calculations.
17........................................  Maritime measurement.
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    Intertek USA, Inc. 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.........................  ASTM D 95........  Standard test method
                                                    for water in
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    and bituminous
                                                    materials by
                                                    distillation.
27-06.........................  ASTM D 473.......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sediment in
                                                    Crude Oils and Fuel
                                                    Oils by the
                                                    Extraction Method.
27-08.........................  ASTM D 86........  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Distillation of
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    at Atmospheric
                                                    Pressure.
27-13.........................  ASTM D 4294......  Standard test method
                                                    for sulfur in
                                                    petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    by energy-dispersive
                                                    x-ray fluorescence
                                                    spectrometry.
27-14.........................  ASTM D 2622......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sulfur in
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    (X-Ray
                                                    Spectrographic
                                                    Methods).
27-48.........................  ASTM D 4052......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter.

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27-50.........................  ASTM D 93........  Standard test methods
                                                    for flash point by
                                                    Pensky-Martens
                                                    Closed Cup Tester.
27-54.........................  ASTM D 1796......  Standard test method
                                                    for water and
                                                    sediment in fuel
                                                    oils by the
                                                    centrifuge method
                                                    (Laboratory
                                                    procedure).
27-57.........................  ASTM D 7039......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Sulfur in
                                                    Gasoline and Diesel
                                                    Fuel by
                                                    Monochromatic
                                                    Wavelength
                                                    Dispersive X-Ray
                                                    Fluorescence
                                                    Spectrometry.
27-58.........................  ASTM D 5191......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Vapor Pressure
                                                    of Petroleum
                                                    Products (Mini
                                                    Method).
N/A...........................  ASTM D 1319......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Hydrocarbon
                                                    Types in Liquid
                                                    Petroleum Products
                                                    by Fluorescent
                                                    Indicator
                                                    Adsorption.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 4815......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    MTBE, ETBE, TAME,
                                                    DIPE, tertiary-Amyl
                                                    Alcohol and C1 to C4
                                                    Alcohols in Gasoline
                                                    by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5453......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Total Sulfur in
                                                    Light Hydrocarbons,
                                                    Spark Ignition
                                                    Engine Fuel, Diesel
                                                    Engine Fuel, and
                                                    Engine Oil by
                                                    Ultraviolet
                                                    Fluorescence.
N/A...........................  ASTM D 7042......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Dynamic
                                                    Viscosity and
                                                    Density of Liquids
                                                    by Stabinger
                                                    Viscometer (and the
                                                    Calculation of
                                                    Kinematic
                                                    Viscosity).
N/A...........................  ASTM D 5599......  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Oxygenates in
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography and
                                                    Oxygen Selective
                                                    Flame Ionization
                                                    Detection.
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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 [email protected].
    Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing 
of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/gaulist_3.pdf.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
 Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2014-16011 Filed 7-8-14; 8:45 am]
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