[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28501-28502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13025]


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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 and accredited to test 
petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils 
for customs purposes for the next three years as of April 5, 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, 
Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on April 5, 
2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 
2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, 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., 327 Erickson Ave., 
Essington, PA 19029, has been approved to gauge and accredited to test 
petroleum and petroleum products 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 set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API):

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           API chapters                            Title
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3................................  Gauging.
5................................  Manual of Petroleum Measurement
                                    Standards.
7................................  Temperature Determination.
8................................  Sampling.
11...............................  Density Determination.
12...............................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
14...............................  Natural Gas Fluids Measurement.
17...............................  Marine Measurements.
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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)

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and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

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      CBPL No.              Method                     Title
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27-01..............  ASTM D 287           Standard test method for API
                                           Gravity of crude petroleum
                                           products and petroleum
                                           products (Hydrometer Method).
27-05..............  ASTM D4928           Standard Test Method for Water
                                           in Crude Oils by Coulometric
                                           Karl Fischer Titration.
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.
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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: June 13, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-13025 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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