[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34545-34546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15525]
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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
August 24, 2016.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc., was accredited as commercial laboratory as
of August 24, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for August 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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., 1114 Seaco Avenue, Deer Park, TX
77536, 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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27-01......................... D 287 Standard Test Method for
API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-02......................... D 1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density (Specific
Gravity), or API Gravity
of Crude Petroleum and
Liquid Petroleum
Products by Hydrometer
Method.
27-03......................... D 4006 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oil by
Distillation.
27-04......................... D 95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
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27-05......................... D 4928 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl Fischer
Titration.
27-06......................... D 473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-07......................... D 4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08......................... D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of
Petroleum Products at
Atmospheric Pressure.
27-10......................... D 323 Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Reid
Method).
27-11......................... D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation
of Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13......................... D 4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46......................... D 5002 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Crude Oils by
Digital Density
Analyzer.
27-48......................... D 4052 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-54......................... D 1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
D 4007 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Crude Oil by the
Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
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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 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: July 13, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-15525 Filed 7-24-17; 8:45 am]
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