[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65717-65718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20689]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) as 
a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, Inc. 
(Bayamon, PR), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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 four years 
as of March 4, 2020.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 4, 2020. The next 
inspection date will be scheduled for March 2024.

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., Carr. 28, Km 2.0, 
Ind Park Luchetti, Bayamon, PR 00960, 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 as of 
March 4, 2020.\1\
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    \1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time 
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to 
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled 
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval 
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial 
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR 
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and 
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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    Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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. (Bayamon, PR) 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.
27-08....................................  D86                        Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                       Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                       Pressure.
27-11....................................  D445                       Standard Test Method for Kinematic
                                                                       Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
                                                                       Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                                                       Viscosity).
27-48....................................  D4052                      Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                       Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                       Density Meter.

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N/A......................................  D2163                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       Hydrocarbons in Liquefied Petroleum (LP)
                                                                       Gases and Propane/Propene Mixtures by Gas
                                                                       Chromatography.
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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.
    https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20689 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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