[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42826-42827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19265]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc., Savannah, GA, 
as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, Inc., 
Savannah, GA, as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc., Savannah, GA, has been approved to gauge and 
accredited to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs 
purposes for the next three years as of September 22, 2016.

DATES: As of September 22, 2016, Intertek USA, Inc., Savannah, GA, was 
reapproved as a Customs-approved commercial gauger and reaccredited as 
a Customs-accredited laboratory. The next triennial inspection date 
will be scheduled for September 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., 312 Carolan St., 
Savannah, GA 31415, 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.
7.................................  Temperature Determination.
8.................................  Sampling.
11................................  Density Determination.
12................................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
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) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

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        CBPL No.                  Method                  Title
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27-03...................  ASTM D4006             Standard Test Method
                                                  for Water in Crude Oil
                                                  by Distillation.
27-04...................  ASTM D95               Standard Test Method
                                                  for Water in Petroleum
                                                  Products and
                                                  Bituminous Materials
                                                  by Distillation.
27-06...................  ASTM D473              Standard Test Method
                                                  for Sediment in Crude
                                                  Oils and Fuel Oils by
                                                  the Extraction Method.
27-08...................  ASTM D86               Standard Test Method
                                                  for Distillation of
                                                  Petroleum Products at
                                                  Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11...................  D445                   Standard Test Method
                                                  for Kinematic
                                                  Viscosity of
                                                  Transparent and Opaque
                                                  Liquids.
27-13...................  ASTM D4294             Standard test method
                                                  for sulfur in
                                                  petroleum and
                                                  petroleum products by
                                                  energy-dispersive x-
                                                  ray fluorescence
                                                  spectrometry.
27-48...................  D4052                  Standard Test Method
                                                  for Density and
                                                  Relative Density of
                                                  Liquids by Digital
                                                  Density Meter.
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: September 5, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-19265 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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