[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39882-39883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA, 
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. Pittsburgh, PA, 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 April 26, 2016.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. was accredited and approved, as a commercial 
gauger and laboratory as of April 26, 2016. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for April 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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., 105 Merchant Lane, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15205, 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.
9......................................  Density Determination.
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...................................  D 95                         Standard Test Method for Water in
                                                                        Petroleum Products and Bituminous
                                                                        Materials by Distillation.
27-06...................................  D 473                        Standard Test Method for Sediment in
                                                                        Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the
                                                                        Extraction Method.
27-08...................................  D 86                         Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                        Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                        Pressure.
27-11...................................  D 445                        Standard Test Method for Kinematic
                                                                        Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
                                                                        Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                                                        Viscosity).
27-13...................................  D 4294                       Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                        Petroleum and Petroleum Products by
                                                                        Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
                                                                        Spectrometry.
27-48...................................  D 4052                       Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                        Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                        Density Meter.
27-54...................................  D 1796                       Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                        Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge
                                                                        Method (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58...................................  D 5191                       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

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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: August 15, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-17765 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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