[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8317-8318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02932]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Chelsea, MA) 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.
(Chelsea, MA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Chelsea, MA), 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 2, 2018.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Chelsea, MA) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 2, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2021.
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., 230 Crescent Ave.,
Chelsea, MA 02150, 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. (Chelsea, MA) 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. (Chelsea, MA) 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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27-04................... D 95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-08................... D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of
Petroleum Products at
Atmospheric Pressure.
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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.
27-48................... 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.
27-54................... D 1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge Method.
27-57................... D 7039 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Gasoline and
Diesel Fuel by
Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive X-
Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-58................... D 5191 Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
N/A..................... D 1319 Standard Test Method for
Hydrocarbon Types in
Liquid Petroleum
Products by Fluorescent
Indicator Adsorption.
N/A..................... D 3606 Standard Test Method for
Determination of
Benzene and Toluene in
Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline 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.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: February 4, 2020.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-02932 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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