Notice2026-19924
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 29, 2026
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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. (Carteret, NJ), 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 August 28, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61428-61429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19924]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ),
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.
(Carteret, NJ), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), 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 August 28, 2025.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 28, 2025. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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., 1000 Port Carteret
Dr., Suite C, Carteret, NJ 07008, 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. (Carteret, NJ), 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 of Petroleum
Quantities.
17........................................ Marine Measurement.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Carteret, NJ), 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).
27-04.......................... D95 Standard Test Method
for Water in Petroleum
Products and
Bituminous Materials
by Distillation.
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.
27-08.......................... 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.
27-46.......................... 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 and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50.......................... D93 Standard Test Methods
for Flash Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-53.......................... D2709 Standard Test Method
for Water and Sediment
in Middle Distillate
Fuels by Centrifuge.
27-58.......................... D5191 Standard Test Method
for Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
N/A............................ D1319 Standard Test Method
for Hydrocarbon Types
in Liquid Petroleum
Products by
Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption.
N/A............................ D2699 Standard Test Method
for Research Octane
Number of Spark-
Ignition Engine Fuel.
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N/A............................ D2700 Standard Test Method
for Motor Octane
Number of Spark-
Ignition Engine Fuel.
N/A............................ D3606 Standard Test Method
for Determination of
Benzene and Toluene in
Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline by
Gas Chromatography.
N/A............................ D5599 Standard Test Method
for Determination of
Oxygenates in Gasoline
by Gas Chromatography
and Oxygen Selective
Flame Ionization
Detection.
N/A............................ D5769 Standard Test Method
for Determination of
Benzene, Toluene, and
Total Aromatics in
Finished Gasolines by
Gas Chromatography/
Mass Spectrometry.
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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#eeadacbea98f9b898b9c9da28f8c9dae8d8c9ec08a869dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c7c6d4c3e5f1e3e1f6f7c8e5e6f7c4e7e6f4aae0ecf7aae3ebf2">[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,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-19924 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]
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