[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42827-42828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19267]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, as a Commercial
Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, as
a commercial laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, has been accredited to test petroleum
and petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as
of July 7, 2016.
DATES: As of July 7, 2016, Intertek USA, Inc., Yabucoa, PR, was
reaccredited as a Customs-accredited laboratory. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for July 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Cassata, 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, that Intertek USA, Inc., Road #901, Km. 2.7, Bo. Camino Nuevo,
Yabucoa, PR 00767-0186, has been accredited to test petroleum and
petroleum products 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. Method Title
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27-01................... ASTM D287 Standard Test Method
for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
27-02................... ASTM D1298 Standard Test Method
for Density, Relative
Density (Specific
Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products by
Hydrometer Method.
27-08................... ASTM D86 Standard Test Method
for Distillation of
Petroleum Products at
Atmospheric Pressure.
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27-11................... ASTM D445 Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids.
27-13................... ASTM D4294 Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products by
energy-dispersive x-
ray fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-48................... ASTM D4052 Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
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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: August 31, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-19267 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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