[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1484-1485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00915]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX)
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.
(Texas City, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX), 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 February 28, 2018.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of February 28, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie A. 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., 728 4th Avenue
South, Texas City, TX 77590, has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum
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products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
Intertek USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX) 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. (Texas City, TX) 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.
27-03..................... 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.
27-07..................... D4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08..................... D86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products.
27-11..................... 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.
27-53..................... D2709 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels by
Centrifuge.
27-54..................... D1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in Fuel
Oils by the Centrifuge
Method.
D70 Density of Semi-solid
Bituminous Materials
(Pycnometer method).
D97 Standard Test Method for
Pour Point of Petroleum
Products.
D4007 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Crude Oil by the
Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
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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: January 11, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-00915 Filed 2-1-19; 8:45 am]
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