Notice2024-14560
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
July 2, 2024
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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. (Deer Park, TX), 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 April 18, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54847-54848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14560]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX)
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.
(Deer Park, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX), 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 April 18, 2023.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 18, 2023. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for April 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, 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., 1114 Seaco Avenue,
Deer Park, TX 77536, 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 April 18, 2023.
Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) 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. (Deer Park, TX) 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.
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.
27-13.................................... 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, Relative
Density, and API Gravity 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.
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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#fcbfbeacbb9d899b998e8fb09d9e8fbc9f9e8cd298948fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9babba9be988c9e9c8b8ab5989b8ab99a9b89d79d918ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please
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reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2024-14560 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
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