[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15590-15591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07431]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ)
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.
(Carteret, NJ), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), 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 25, 2017.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of October 25, 2017. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for October 2020.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, 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., 1000 Port Carteret
Dr., Building C, Carteret, NJ 07008 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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27-01...................... D287 Standard Test Method for
API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-04...................... D95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-06...................... D473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-07...................... D4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08...................... D86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products.
27-11...................... D445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids.
27-13...................... D4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46...................... D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48...................... D4052 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-50...................... D93 Standard Test Methods for
Flash-Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup
Tester.
27-53...................... D2709 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels
by Centrifuge.
27-58...................... D5191 Standard Test Method For
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Mini
Method).
Pending.................... D1319 Standard Test Method for
Hydrocarbon Types in
Liquid Petroleum Products
by Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption.
Pending.................... D2699 Octane Number of Spark-
Ignition Engine Fuel.
Pending.................... D2700 Motor Octane Number of
Spark-Ignition Engine
Fuel.
Pending.................... D3606 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Benzene
and Toluene in Finished
Motor and Aviation
Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
Pending.................... D5599 Standard Test Method for
Determination of
Oxygenates in Gasoline by
Gas Chromatography and
Oxygen Selective Flame
Ionization Detection.
Pending.................... D5769 Determination of Benzene,
Toluene, and Total
Aromatics in Finished
Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass
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 website 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: April 4, 2018.
James D. Sweet,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-07431 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
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