[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.
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