Notice2023-20689
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 25, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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 four years as of March 4, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65717-65718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20689]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) as
a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Intertek USA, Inc.
(Bayamon, PR), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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 four years
as of March 4, 2020.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 4, 2020. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for March 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, 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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., Carr. 28, Km 2.0,
Ind Park Luchetti, Bayamon, PR 00960, 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 as of
March 4, 2020.\1\
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\1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19,
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter">https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter</a>.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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.................................. Marine Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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).
27-02.................................... 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.................................... D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of
Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.................................... D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic
Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-48.................................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
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N/A...................................... D2163 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b28293b2c0a1e0c0e1918270a09182b08091b450f0318450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f1c1d0f183e2a383a2d2c133e3d2c1f3c3d2f713b372c71383029">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20689 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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