[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30728-30729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10777]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, 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.
(Deer Park, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, 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 three years as of September 12, 2019.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 12, 2019. The
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 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., 1114 Seaco Avenue,
Deer Park, TX 77536, 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. (Deer Park, 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................................... Marine Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, 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.............. 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.
27-46.............. D 5002 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.
27-54.............. 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. 2020-10777 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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