[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15638]



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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 
February 8, 2017.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 8, 2017. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, 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., 481A 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 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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27-01...................  D287                Standard Test Method for
                                               API Gravity of Crude
                                               Petroleum and Petroleum
                                               Products (Hydrometer
                                               Method).
27-06...................  D473                Standard Test Method for
                                               Sediment in Crude Oils
                                               and Fuel Oils by the
                                               Extraction Method.
27-08...................  D86                 Standard Test Method for
                                               Distillation of Petroleum
                                               Products.
27-11...................  D445                Standard Test Method for
                                               Kinematic Viscosity of
                                               Transparent and Opaque
                                               Liquids.
27-13...................  D4294               Standard Test Method for
                                               Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                               Petroleum Products by
                                               Energy-Dispersive X-ray
                                               Fluorescence
                                               Spectrometry.
27-14...................  D2622               Standard Test Method for
                                               Sulfur in Petroleum
                                               Products (X-Ray
                                               Spectrographic Methods).
27-48...................  D4052               Standard Test Method for
                                               Density and Relative
                                               Density of Liquids by
                                               Digital Density Meter.
27-50...................  D93                 Standard Test Methods for
                                               Flash-Point by Pensky-
                                               Martens Closed Cup
                                               Tester.
27-53...................  D2709               Standard Test Method for
                                               Water and Sediment in
                                               Middle Distillate Fuels
                                               by Centrifuge.
27-54...................  D1796               Standard Test Method for
                                               Water and Sediment in
                                               Fuel Oils by the
                                               Centrifuge Method.
27-57...................  D7039               Standard Test Method for
                                               Sulfur in Gasoline and
                                               Diesel Fuel by
                                               Monochromatic Wavelength
                                               Dispersive X-Ray
                                               Fluorescence
                                               Spectrometry.
27-58...................  D5191               Standard Test Method For
                                               Vapor Pressure of
                                               Petroleum Products (Mini
                                               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 
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: July 18, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-15638 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am]
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