[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10502-10503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04760]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Gonzalez, LA) 
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. 
(Gonzalez, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc. (Gonzalez, LA), 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 25, 2017.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Gonzalez, LA) was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 25, 2017. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 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., 2632 Ruby Ave., 
Gonzalez, LA 70737, 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. 
(Gonzalez, LA), 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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7....................................  Temperature Determination.
8....................................  Sampling.
12...................................  Calculations.
17...................................  Maritime Measurement.
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    Intertek USA, Inc. (Gonzalez, LA), 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.
27-05...................  D4928                 Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Crude Oils by
                                                 Coulometric Karl
                                                 Fischer Titration.
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.
27-46...................  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.
27-50...................  D93                   Standard Test Methods
                                                 for Flash-Point by
                                                 Pensky-Martens Closed
                                                 Cup Tester.
27-54...................  D1796                 Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water and Sediment in
                                                 Fuel Oils by the
                                                 Centrifuge Method.
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 website 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: March 5, 2018.
James D. Sweet,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-04760 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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