[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52227-52228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22465]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA Inc. (Yorktown, VA) 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.
(Yorktown, VA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA Inc. (Yorktown, VA), 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 August 23, 2017.
DATES: Intertek USA Inc. (Yorktown, VA) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 23, 2017. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Glass, 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., 109-B Freedom Blvd.,
Yorktown, VA 23692, 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. (Yorktown, VA) 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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1.............................. Vocabulary.
3.............................. Tank Gauging.
5.............................. Metering.
7.............................. Temperature Determination.
8.............................. Sampling.
12............................. Calculations.
17............................. Maritime Measurement.
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Intertek USA Inc. (Yorktown, VA) 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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27-01................... D287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-02................... D1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum
Products by Hydrometer
Method.
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.
27-07................... D4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08................... D86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products.
27-09................... D4953 Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of Gasoline
and Gasoline-Oxgenate
Blends (Dry Method).
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.
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27-58................... D5191 Standard Test Method For
Vapor Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini Method).
D3606 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Benzene
and Toluene in Finished
Motor and Aviation Gasoline
by Gas Chromatography.
D4815 Standard Test Method for
Determination of MTBE,
ETBE, TAME, DIPE, tertiary-
Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4
Alcohols in Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
D5599 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Oxygenates
in Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography and Oxygen
Selective Flame Ionization
Detection.
D5769 Determination of Benzene,
Toluene, and Total
Aromatics in Finished
Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry.
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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: October 1, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-22465 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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