[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25097]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., as a Commercial Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., as a commercial
laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc., has been accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of
April 12, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., as
commercial and laboratory became effective on April 12, 2013. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate,
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, that Intertek USA, Inc., Road #901, KM 2.7, Bo. Camino Nuevo,
Yabucoa PR 00767, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12.
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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27-13......................... D4294............ Sulfur in Petroleum
Products by XRF.
27-02......................... D1298............ Density, Relative
Density or API
Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products.
27-08......................... D86.............. Distillation of
Petroleum Products
at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11......................... D445............. Kinematic Viscosity
of Transparent and
Opaque Liquids.
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Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct laboratory analyses
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the
specific test requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific test 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: October 16, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2014-25097 Filed 10-21-14; 8:45 am]
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