[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59636-59637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24142]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL)
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.
(Chickasaw, AL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL), 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 15, 2019.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 15, 2019. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, 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 Sutherland
Drive, Chickasaw, AL 36611, 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. (Chickasaw, AL) 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.................................. Marine Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Chickasaw, AL) 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................. D 287 Standard Test Method for
API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-02................. D 1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density (Specific
Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products by
Hydrometer Method.
27-03................. D 4006 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oil by
Distillation.
27-04................. D 95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-05................. D 4928 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl
Fischer Titration.
27-06................. D 473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-07................. D 4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil
by Membrane Filtration.
27-08................. D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of
Petroleum Products at
Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11................. D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and
Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-13................. D 4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-14................. D 2622 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum
Products by Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46................. D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density, and API
Gravity of Crude Oils
by Digital Density
Analyzer.
27-48................. D 4052 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-50................. D 93 Standard Test Methods
for Flash-Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-53................. D 2709 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels
by Centrifuge.
27-54................. D 1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge 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: September 23, 2019.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-24142 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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