Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices 66875 

1As a result of the SARS–CoV–2 (COVID–19) 

pandemic, Laboratories and Scientific Services 

implemented a one-time quadrennial timeframe for 

reoccurring audits originally scheduled to take 

place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the 

scheduled deadline for audits and the payment of 

reaccreditation or reapproval fees by one year, after 

which audits will return to a triennial schedule. See 

19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 

FR 15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 

85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs & 

Border Protection, COVID–19 Laboratory and 

Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), 

https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19- 

gauger-postponement-letter. 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–01 ................. D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 

27–02 ................. D1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum 

Products by Hydrometer Method. 

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. 

27–06 ................. D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 

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. 

27–14 ................. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

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). 

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 (281) 560–2900. 

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/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21205 Filed 9–27–23; 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 four years as of 

March 29, 2022. 

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

was accredited and approved, as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

March 29, 2022. The next inspection 

date will be scheduled for March 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501– 

A North, 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 as of March 29, 2022.1

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 

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

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

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

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 

27–03 ................. 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 and Relative Density of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer. 


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66876 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices 

1As a result of the SARS–CoV–2 (COVID–19) 

pandemic, Laboratories and Scientific Services 

implemented a one-time quadrennial timeframe for 

reoccurring audits originally scheduled to take 

place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the 

scheduled deadline for audits and the payment of 

reaccreditation or reapproval fees by one year, after 

which audits will return to a triennial schedule. See 

19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 

FR 15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 

85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs & 

Border Protection, COVID–19 Laboratory and 

Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), 

https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19- 

gauger-postponement-letter. 

1As a result of the SARS-CoV–2 (COVID–19) 

pandemic, Laboratories and Scientific Services 

implemented a one-time quadrennial timeframe for 

reoccurring audits originally scheduled to take 

place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the 

scheduled deadline for audits and the payment of 

reaccreditation or reapproval fees by one year, after 

which audits will return to a triennial schedule. See 

19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 

FR 15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 

85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs & 

Border Protection, COVID–19 Laboratory and 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–48 ................. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density 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). 

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. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21208 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Coastal Gulf and 

International (Gonzales, LA) as a 

Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Coastal 

Gulf and International (Gonzales, LA), 

as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Coastal Gulf and International 

(Gonzales, LA) has been approved to 

gauge petroleum and certain petroleum 

products for customs purposes for the 

next four years as of April 14, 2022. 

DATES: Coastal Gulf and International 

(Gonzales, LA) was approved as a 

commercial gauger as of April 14, 2022. 

The next inspection date will be 

scheduled for April 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific 

Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 1501–A North, 

Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–344– 

1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, 

that Coastal Gulf and International, 2104 

South Southland Ave., Gonzales, LA 

70737, has been approved to gauge 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products for customs purposes, in 

accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.13 as of April 14, 2022.1

Coastal Gulf and International 

(Gonzales, LA) 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 ................. Calculations. 

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

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct gauger services should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is approved by the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific gauger service 

requested. Alternatively, inquiries 

regarding the specific gauger service this 

entity is 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/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21207 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Valdez, 

AK) as a Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Intertek 

USA, Inc. (Valdez, AK) as a commercial 

gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Intertek USA, Inc. (Valdez, AK), has 

been approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next four years as of 

July 8, 2022. 

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Valdez, AK) 

was approved as a commercial gauger as 

of July 8, 2022. The next inspection date 

will be scheduled for July 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501– 

A North, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 

202–344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, 

that Intertek USA, Inc., 354 Fairbanks 

Street, Valdez, AK 99686, has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.13 as of July 

8, 2022.1


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