[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06380]


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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 
October 30, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, 
Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on October 
30, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for 
October 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 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., 1708 Marshall St., 
Jacksonville, FL 32206, 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 from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

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          API Chapters                            Title
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1..............................  Vocabulary.
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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27-08...................  ASTM D-86............  Standard test method
                                                  for distillation of
                                                  petroleum products at
                                                  atmospheric pressure.
27-48...................  ASTM D-4052..........  Standard test method
                                                  for density and
                                                  relative density of
                                                  liquids by digital
                                                  density meter.
27-58...................  ASTM D-5191..........  Standard test method
                                                  for vapor pressure of
                                                  petroleum products
                                                  (mini-method).
27-11...................  ASTM D-445...........  Standard test method
                                                  for kinematic
                                                  viscosity of
                                                  transparent and opaque
                                                  liquids (and
                                                  calculations of
                                                  dynamic viscosity).
27-06...................  ASTM D-473...........  Standard test method
                                                  for sediment in crude
                                                  oils and fuel oils by
                                                  the extraction method.
27-57...................  ASTM D-7039..........  Standard Test Method
                                                  for Sulfur in Gasoline
                                                  and Diesel Fuel by
                                                  Monochromatic
                                                  Wavelength Dispersive
                                                  X-Ray Fluorescence
                                                  Spectrometry.
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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/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

    Dated: March 13, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06380 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am]
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