Notice2025-09576

Accreditation of Intertek USA, Inc. (Yabucoa, PR) as a Commercial 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. (Yabucoa, PR), has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 11, 2023.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 22502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09576]


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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 certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three 
years as of May 11, 2023.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Yabucoa, PR) was accredited as a commercial 
laboratory as of May 11, 2023. The next 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, Suite 1501-A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12, that Intertek USA, Inc., Carr. 901, Km 2.7, Bo. Camino Nuevo, 
Yabucoa, PR 00767, has been accredited to test petroleum and certain 
petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with the 
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12.
    Intertek USA, Inc. (Yabucoa, 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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27-08....................  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).
27-13....................  D4294              Standard Test Method for
                                               Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                               Petroleum Products by
                                               Energy-Dispersive X-ray
                                               Fluorescence
                                               Spectrometry.
27-48....................  D4052              Standard Test Method for
                                               Density, Relative
                                               Density, and API Gravity
                                               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 
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c685849681a7b3a1a3b4b58aa7a4b586a5a4b6e8a2aeb5e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d4e4f5d4a6c786a687f7e416c6f7e4d6e6f7d2369657e236a627b">[email&#160;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. 2025-09576 Filed 5-27-25; 8:45 am]
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