Notice2025-22625
Accreditation and Approval of USA, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
December 12, 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. (Corpus Christi, 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 September 5, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57774-57775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22625]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of USA, Inc. (Corpus Christi, 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.
(Corpus Christi, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Corpus Christi, 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 September 5, 2024.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX), was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 5,
2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for
September 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Laura Granell-Ortiz, Laboratories
and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A North, Washington, DC 20004, 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., 4702 Westway Drive,
Corpus Christi, TX 78408, 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. (Corpus Christi, 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. (Corpus Christi, 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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27-03................................... 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.
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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 and
Relative Density 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.
N/A..................................... D 4807..................... Standard Test Method for Sediment in
Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration.
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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#1a59584a5d7b6f7d7f6869567b78695a79786a347e7269347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c586879582a4b0a2a0b7b689a4a7b685a6a7b5eba1adb6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please 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>.
Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-22625 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am]
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