[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19348-19349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07811]
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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
March 5, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA,
Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on March 5,
2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March
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., 78 Pleasant Ave.,
South Portland, ME 04106, has been approved to gauge
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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.
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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27-58.................. ASTM D-5191............ Standard test method
for vapor pressure of
petroleum products
(mini-method).
27-48.................. ASTM D-4052............ Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
liquids by digital
density meter.
27-57.................. ASTM D-7039............ Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel by Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive
X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-08.................. ASTM D-86.............. Standard test method
for distillation of
petroleum products at
atmospheric pressure.
27-13.................. ASTM D-4294............ Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products by
energy-dispersive x-
ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-50.................. ASTM D-93.............. Standard test methods
for flash point by
Penske-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-11.................. ASTM D-445............. Standard test method
for kinematic
viscosity of
transparent and
opaque liquids (and
calculations of
dynamic viscosity).
27-05.................. ASTM D-4928............ Standard test method
for water in crude
oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-46.................. ASTM D-5002............ Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
crude oils by digital
density analyzer.
27-06.................. ASTM D-473............. Standard test method
for sediment in crude
oils and fuel oils by
the extraction
method.
27-53.................. ASTM D-2709............ Standard Test Method
for Water and
Sediment in Middle
Distillate Fuels by
Centrifuge.
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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
Dated: April 2, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-07811 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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