[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39611-39612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17568]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. Bayam[oacute]n,
PR, 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. Bayam[oacute]n, PR, has been approved to gauge
petroleum and certain petroleum products and
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accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs
purposes for the next three years as of September 27, 2016.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. was accredited and approved, as a commercial
gauger and laboratory as of September 27, 2016. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for September 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 1500 N, 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., Hwy 28 KM 2.0,
Luchetti Industrial Park, Bayam[oacute]n, PR 00961, 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.
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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27-01............. 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.
27-08............. D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
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.
27-48............. D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density
and Relative Density of Liquids
by Digital Density Meter.
D 2163 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Hydrocarbons
in Liquefied Petroleum (LP)
Gases and Propane/Propene
Mixtures by Gas Chromatography.
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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: August 15, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-17568 Filed 8-18-17; 8:45 am]
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