Notice2025-09572
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamón, PR) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
May 28, 2025
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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. (Bayam[oacute]n, 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 three years as of May 9, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09572]
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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.,
(Bayam[oacute]n, PR) 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 accredited to test
petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the
next three years as of May 9, 2023.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayam[oacute]n, PR) was accredited and
approved, as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 9, 2023. The
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 15th Floor, Suite 1501A, Washington, DC 20229-
1110, 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 20,
Industrial Park Luchetti, Bayam[oacute]n, 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.
Intertek USA, Inc., (Bayam[oacute]n, 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................................ Maritime Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc., (Bayam[oacute]n, 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.
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#f8bbbaa8bf998d9f9d8a8bb4999a8bb89b9a88d69c908bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5d4c6d1f7e3f1f3e4e5daf7f4e5d6f5f4e6b8f2fee5b8f1f9e0">[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>.
Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-09572 Filed 5-27-25; 8:45 am]
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