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CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–14 .............. D 2622 ........... Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

27–48 .............. D 4052 ........... Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 

27–53 .............. D 2709 ........... Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge. 

27–57 .............. D 7039 ........... Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive XRay Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

27–58 .............. D 5191 ........... Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (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. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

Dated: December 6, 2018. 

Patricia Hawes Coleman, 

Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27195 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

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. 

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 6, 2018. 

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Benicia, CA) 

was accredited and approved, as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

March 6, 2018. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

March 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific 

Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, 

DC 20229, 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): 

API chapters Title 

1 ................... Vocabulary. 

2 ................... Tank Calibration. 

3 ................... Tank Gauging. 

7 ................... Temperature Determination. 

8 ................... Sampling. 

11 ................. Physical Properties Data. 

12 ................. Calculations. 

17 ................. Marine Measurement. 

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): 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–01 .............. D 287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 

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. 

27–06 .............. D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 

27–07 .............. D 4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. 

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. 

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. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 


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64854 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 18, 2018 / Notices 

Dated: December 6, 2018. 

Patricia Hawes Coleman, 

Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27194 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6113–N–02] 

Announcement of Funding Awards 

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and 

Management, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Reform Act of 1989, this 

announcement notifies the public of 

funding decisions made by the 

Department in competitions for funding 

under the Notices of Funding 

Availability (NOFAs) for the following 

programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Choice 

Neighborhoods Implementation; FY 

2018 Lead Technical Studies and 

Healthy Homes Technical Studies 

Grant; FY 2018 Housing Counseling 

Training Grant; FY 2018 Comprehensive 

Housing Counseling Grant Program, and 

FY 2018 Choice Neighborhood 

Planning. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of Strategic Planning and 

Management, Grants Management and 

Oversight Division at AskGMO@hud.gov 

or the contact person listed in each 

appendix. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FY 

2017 Choice Neighborhoods 

Implementation competition was 

announced in a NOFA published on 

grants.gov on August 24, 2017 (FR– 

6100–N–34). The competition closed on 

November 22, 2017. Applications were 

rated and selected for funding based on 

selection criteria contained in the 

NOFA. HUD awarded $144,214,284 to 5 

recipients to provide grants to support 

locally driven strategies that address 

struggling neighborhoods with 

distressed public or HUD-assisted 

housing through a comprehensive 

approach to neighborhood 

transformation. Local leaders, residents, 

and stakeholders, such as public 

housing authorities, cities, schools, 

police, business owners, nonprofits, and 

private developers, came together to 

create and implement a plan that 

revitalizes distressed HUD housing and 

addresses the challenges in the 

surrounding neighborhood. The 

program helps communities transform 

neighborhoods by revitalizing severely 

distressed public and/or assisted 

housing and catalyzing critical 

improvements in the neighborhood, 

including vacant property, housing, 

businesses, services and schools. 

The FY 2018 Lead Technical Studies 

Grant competition was announced in 

the NOFA published on grants.gov on 

May 10, 2018 (FR–6200–N–15). The 

competition closed on June 13, 2018, for 

Pre-Applications and on August 20, 

2018, for Full Applications. 

Applications were rated and selected for 

funding based on selection criteria 

contained in the NOFA. HUD awarded 

$1,946,741 to 3 recipients to gain 

knowledge to improve the efficacy and 

cost-effectiveness of methods for 

evaluation and control of residential 

lead-based paint hazards. The FY 2018 

Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant 

competition was announced in the 

NOFA published on grants.gov on May 

10, 2018 (FR–6200–N–15). The 

competition closed on June 13, 2018, for 

Pre-Applications and August 20, 2018, 

for Full Applications. Applications were 

rated and selected for funding based on 

selection criteria contained in the 

NOFA. HUD awarded $4,771,419 to 5 

recipients to advance the recognition 

and control of priority residential health 

and safety hazards and more closely 

examine the link between housing and 

health. 

The FY 2018 Housing Counseling 

Training Grant competition was 

announced in the NOFA published on 

grants.gov on August 01, 2018 (FR– 

6200–N–30). The competition closed on 

August 31, 2018. Applications were 

rated and selected for funding based on 

selection criteria contained in the 

NOFA. HUD awarded $3,500,000 to 4 

recipients to continue investing in the 

creation and maintenance of a 

professional and effective housing 

counseling industry that can 

meaningfully assist consumers by 

providing them with the information 

they need to make informed housing 

choices and maximizes the impact of 

Federal funding appropriated for HUD’s 

Housing Counseling Program. 

The FY 2018 Comprehensive Housing 

Counseling Grant Program competition 

was announced in the NOFA published 

on grants.gov on July 03, 2018 (FR– 

6200–N–33). The competition closed on 

August 07, 2018. Applications were 

rated and selected for funding based on 

selection criteria contained in the 

NOFA. HUD awarded $46,631,397 to 

207 recipients to provide funds that 

shall be used for providing counseling 

and advice to tenants and homeowners 

with respect to property maintenance, 

financial management and literacy, and 

such other matters as may be 

appropriate to assist program clients 

improve their housing conditions, meet 

financial needs and fulfill the 

responsibilities of tenancy or 

homeownership. Funding is intended to 

support HUD-approved housing 

counseling agencies to respond flexibly 

to the needs of residents and 

neighborhoods and deliver a wide 

variety of housing counseling services to 

homebuyers, homeowners, renters, and 

the homeless. property maintenance, 

financial management and literacy, and 

such other matters as may be 

appropriate to assist program clients 

improve their housing conditions, meet 

financial needs and fulfill the 

responsibilities of tenancy or 

homeownership. 

The FY 2018 Choice Neighborhoods 

Planning competition was announced in 

the NOFA published on grants.gov on 

April 10, 2018 (FR–6200–N–38). The 

competition closed on June 12, 2018. 

Applications were rated and selected for 

funding based on selection criteria 

contained in the NOFA. HUD awarded 

$4, 950,000 to 6 recipients to resources 

to address three core goals: Housing, 

People and Neighborhoods. To achieve 

these core goals, communities must 

develop and implement a 

comprehensive neighborhood 

revitalization strategy, or 

Transformation Plan. The 

Transformation Plan will become the 

guiding document for the revitalization 

of the public and/or assisted housing 

units while simultaneously directing the 

transformation of the surrounding 

neighborhood and positive outcomes for 

families. 

In accordance with section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 

U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)), the Department is 

publishing the awardees and the 

amounts of the awards in Appendices 

A–F to this document. 

Dated: December 3, 2018. 

Christopher Walsh, 

Director, Grants Management & Oversight. 

Appendix A 

FY2017 Choice Neighborhoods 

Implementation Grants 

Contact: Mindy Turbov, (202) 402–4191. 


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