[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42827-42828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19267]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, as a Commercial 
Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, as 
a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, has been accredited to test petroleum 
and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as 
of July 7, 2016.

DATES: As of July 7, 2016, Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, was 
reaccredited as a Customs-accredited laboratory. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for July 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, that Intertek USA, Inc., Road #901, Km. 2.7, Bo. Camino Nuevo, 
Yabucoa, PR 00767-0186, has been accredited to test petroleum and 
petroleum products in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12. 
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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27-01...................  ASTM D287              Standard Test Method
                                                  for API Gravity of
                                                  Crude Petroleum and
                                                  Petroleum Products
                                                  (Hydrometer Method).
27-02...................  ASTM D1298             Standard Test Method
                                                  for Density, Relative
                                                  Density (Specific
                                                  Gravity), or API
                                                  Gravity of Crude
                                                  Petroleum and Liquid
                                                  Petroleum Products by
                                                  Hydrometer Method.
27-08...................  ASTM D86               Standard Test Method
                                                  for Distillation of
                                                  Petroleum Products at
                                                  Atmospheric Pressure.

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27-11...................  ASTM 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...................  ASTM D4052             Standard Test Method
                                                  for Density and
                                                  Relative Density of
                                                  Liquids by Digital
                                                  Density Meter.
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    Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses 
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it 
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the 
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 
specific test this entity is accredited 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: August 31, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-19267 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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