[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15639]


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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.

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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 
May 5, 2016.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc., was accredited and approved as a commercial 
gauger and laboratory as of May 5, 2016. The next triennial inspection 
date will be scheduled for May 2019.

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., 16025 Jacintoport 
Blvd., Suite B, Houston, TX 77015, 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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3.....................................  Tank gauging.
7.....................................  Temperature determination.
8.....................................  Sampling.
11....................................  Physical Properties Data.
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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27-03.............  D4006                Standard Test Method for Water
                                          in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04.............  D95                  Standard Test Method for Water
                                          in Petroleum Products and
                                          Bituminous Materials by
                                          Distillation.
27-06.............  D473                 Standard Test Method for
                                          Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                          Fuel Oils by the Extraction
                                          Method.
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.
27-46.............  D5002                Standard Test Method for
                                          Density and Relative Density
                                          of Crude Oils by Digital
                                          Density Analyzer.
27-48.............  D4052                Standard Test Method for
                                          Density and Relative Density
                                          of Liquids by Digital Density
                                          Meter.
27-54.............  D1796                Standard Test Method for Water
                                          and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
                                          the Centrifuge Method.
Pending...........  D4007                Standard Test Method for Water
                                          and Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                          the Centrifuge 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. 2017-15639 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am]
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