90 FR 104 pgs. 23346-23347 - Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Marion, AR) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 104Pages: 23346 - 23347
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-09907 Filed 5-30-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 23346, 23347

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Marion, AR), 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 April 25, 2024.

DATES:

Intertek USA, Inc. (Marion, AR) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 25, 2024. The next inspection date will be scheduled for April 2027.

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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., 4398 Highway 77 N, Marion, AR 72364, 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. (Marion, AR) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

API chapters Title
3 Tank Gauging.
7 Temperature Determination.
8 Sampling.
12 Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17 Marine Measurement.


[top] Intertek USA, Inc. (Marion, AR) 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 page 23347 Methods (CBPL) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

CBPL No. ASTM Title
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, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
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 and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method).

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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.

https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories

Lina M. Acosta,

Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.

[FR Doc. 2025-09907 Filed 5-30-25; 8:45 am]

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