Notice2025-22626

Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Benicia, CA), 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., (Benicia, CA), 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 March 14, 2025.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57775-57776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22626]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Benicia, CA), 
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. 
(Benicia, CA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Intertek USA, Inc., (Benicia, CA), 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 March 14, 2025.

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Benicia, CA), was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 14, 2025. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2028.

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., 6050 Egret Ct., 
Benicia, CA 94510 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. (Benicia, CA), 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. (Benicia, CA), 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..................  D4006          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04..................  D95            Standard Test Method for Water
                                         in Petroleum Products and
                                         Bituminous Materials by
                                         Distillation.
27-05..................  D4928          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         in Crude Oils by Coulometric
                                         Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06..................  D473           Standard Test Method for
                                         Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel
                                         Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-07..................  D4807          Standard Test Method for
                                         Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                         Membrane Filtration.
27-13..................  D4294          Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                         in Petroleum and Petroleum
                                         Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
                                         ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46..................  D5002          Standard Test Method for
                                         Density, Relative Density, and
                                         API Gravity of Crude Oils by
                                         Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48..................  D4052          Standard Test Method for
                                         Density, Relative Density, and
                                         API Gravity of Liquids by
                                         Digital Density Meter.
27-54..................  D1796          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
                                         the Centrifuge Method
                                         (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A....................  D4007          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         and Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                         the Centrifuge Method
                                         (Laboratory Procedure).
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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#d596978592b4a0b2b0a7a699b4b7a695b6b7a5fbb1bda6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="743736243315011311060738151607341716045a101c075a131b02">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/
labs-

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scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-22626 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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