[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66878-66879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21220]


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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 four years as of August 4, 2022.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 4, 2022. The next 
inspection date will be scheduled for August 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, 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 products for customs purposes, in accordance with the 
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13 as of August 4, 2022.\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. (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, 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.

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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 at Atmospheric
                                         Pressure.
27-11..................  D445           Standard Test Method for
                                         Kinematic Viscosity of
                                         Transparent and Opaque Liquids
                                         (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                         Viscosity).
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, Relative Density, and
                                         API Gravity 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
                                         (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A....................  D70            Standard Test Method for
                                         Specific Gravity and Density of
                                         Semi-Solid Asphalt Binder
                                         (Pycnometer method).
N/A....................  D97            Standard Test Method for Pour
                                         Point of Petroleum Products.
N/A....................  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.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-21220 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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