[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17560-17561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06990]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc., 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., as
a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc., 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
June 26, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek
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USA, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June
26, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, 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., 116 Bryan Rd., Suite
101, Wilmington, NC 28412, 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. 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.
9......................................... Density Determinations.
12........................................ Calculations.
17........................................ Maritime measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. 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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27-48......................... ASTM D-4052...... Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
liquids by digital
density meter.
27-08......................... ASTM D-86........ Standard test method
for distillation of
petroleum products
at atmospheric
pressure.
27-11......................... ASTM D-445....... Standard test method
for kinematic
viscosity of
transparent and
opaque liquids (and
calculations of
dynamic viscosity).
27-57......................... ASTM D-7039...... Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel by
Monochromatic
Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-58......................... ASTM D-5191...... Standard test method
for vapor pressure
of petroleum
products (mini-
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 Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Date: March 24, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-06990 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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