[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06380]
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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
October 30, 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Intertek USA,
Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on October
30, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for
October 2017.
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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., 1708 Marshall St.,
Jacksonville, FL 32206, 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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1.............................. Vocabulary.
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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27-08................... ASTM D-86............ Standard test method
for distillation of
petroleum products at
atmospheric pressure.
27-48................... ASTM D-4052.......... Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
liquids by digital
density meter.
27-58................... ASTM D-5191.......... Standard test method
for vapor pressure of
petroleum products
(mini-method).
27-11................... ASTM D-445........... Standard test method
for kinematic
viscosity of
transparent and opaque
liquids (and
calculations of
dynamic viscosity).
27-06................... ASTM D-473........... Standard test method
for sediment in crude
oils and fuel oils by
the extraction method.
27-57................... ASTM D-7039.......... Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in Gasoline
and Diesel Fuel by
Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive
X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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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: March 13, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06380 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am]
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