[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 30725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10775]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Bellingham, WA)
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.
(Bellingham, WA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek, USA Inc. (Bellingham, WA), 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 26, 2019.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bellingham, WA) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 26, 2019. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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-
344-3974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., 801 W Orchard Dr.,
Suite 5, Bellingham, WA 98225, 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.
(Bellingham, WA) 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.
11................................... Physical Properties Data.
12................................... Calculations.
17................................... Marine Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Bellingham, WA) 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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27-05.............. 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.
27-13.............. D 4294 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, Relative Density,
and API Gravity of Crude Oils
by Digital Density Analyzer.
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: April 30, 2020.
Larry D. Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-10775 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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