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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&#160;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]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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