[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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