[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30724-30725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10776]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, 
FL) 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. (Ft. 
Lauderdale, FL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), 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 July 24, 2019.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 24, 2019. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 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., 1881 West State Rd. 
84, Suite 105, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315, 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. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 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. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 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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27-06..............  D 473                Standard Test Method for
                                           Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                           Fuel Oils by the Extraction
                                           Method.
27-08..............  D 86                 Standard Test Method for
                                           Distillation of Petroleum
                                           Products at Atmospheric
                                           Pressure.
27-48..............  D 4052               Standard Test Method for
                                           Density and Relative Density
                                           of Liquids by Digital Density
                                           Meter.
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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

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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. 2020-10776 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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