[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45646-45647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19613]
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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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3.................................... Tank Gauging.
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.
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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: August 29, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-19613 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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