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approved as a commercial gauger as of 

March 29, 2017. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

March 2020. 

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 151.13, 

that Inspectorate America Corporation, 

384 North Post Oak Road, Sulphur, LA 

70663 has been approved to gauge 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products for customs purposes, in 

accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.13. Inspectorate America 

Corporation 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. 

5 .................. Metering. 

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

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

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

14 ................ Natural Gas Fluids Measurement. 

17 ................ Maritime Measurement. 

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 Web site listed below for 

a complete listing of CBP approved 

gaugers and accredited laboratories. 

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

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19864 Filed 9–18–17; 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. (Bellingham, WA), 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. 

(Bellingham, WA), as a commercial 

gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Intertek USA, Inc. (Bellingham, WA), 

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 16, 2016. 

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bellingham, 

WA) was accredited and approved, as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

August 16, 2016. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

August 2019. 

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., 801 W. Orchard Dr., Suite 5, 

Bellingham, WA 98225 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., is approved 

for the following gauging procedures for 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products from the American Petroleum 

Institute (API): 

API chapters Title 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Intertek USA, Inc., 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 

27–05 ............ D 4298 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 

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. 

27–13 ............ D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence 

Spectrometry. 

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. 

27–54 ............ D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). 

D 4007 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 Web site 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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43782 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2017 / Notices 

1Published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 

43248 (Sept. 14, 2017). 

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19863 Filed 9–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

Waiver of Compliance With Navigation 

Laws; Hurricanes Harvey and Irma 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

On September 8, 2017, I issued a 

limited waiver of the Jones Act upon the 

recommendation of the Department of 

Energy and at the request of the 

Department of Defense.1 Hurricane 

Harvey striking the U.S. Gulf Coast has 

resulted in severe disruptions in both 

the midstream and downstream sectors 

of the oil supply system. Some 

refineries and pipeline networks are 

shut-in or running at reduced rates. 

Thus, conditions exist for a continued 

shortage of energy supply in areas 

predicted to be affected by Hurricane 

Irma. In light of this, the Department of 

Energy has recommended that the 

Department of Homeland Security 

waive the requirements of the Jones Act 

in the interest of national defense to 

facilitate the transportation of the 

necessary volume of petroleum products 

through September 22, 2017. 

Furthermore, the Department of Defense 

has requested a waiver of the Jones Act 

in the interest of national defense 

through September 22, 2017, 

commencing immediately. 

The Jones Act, 46 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 55102, states that a vessel may 

not provide any part of the 

transportation of merchandise by water, 

or by land and water, between points in 

the United States to which the coastwise 

laws apply, either directly or via a 

foreign port unless the vessel was built 

in and documented under the laws of 

the United States and is wholly owned 

by persons who are citizens of the 

United States. Such a vessel, after 

obtaining a coastwise endorsement from 

the U.S. Coast Guard, is ‘‘coastwisequalified.’’ The coastwise laws generally 

apply to points in the territorial sea, 

which is defined as the belt, three 

nautical miles wide, seaward of the 

territorial sea baseline, and to points 

located in internal waters, landward of 

the territorial sea baseline. 

The navigation laws, including the 

coastwise laws, can be waived under the 

authority provided by 46 U.S.C. 501. 

The statute provides in relevant part 

that on request of the Secretary of 

Defense, the head of an agency 

responsible for the administration of the 

navigation or vessel-inspection laws 

shall waive compliance with those laws 

to the extent the Secretary considers 

necessary in the interest of national 

defense. 46 U.S.C. 501(a). 

For the reasons stated above, and in 

light of the request from the Department 

of Defense and the concurrence of the 

Department of Energy, I am exercising 

my authority to waive the Jones Act 

through September 22, 2017, 

commencing immediately, to facilitate 

movement of refined petroleum 

products, including gasoline, diesel, and 

jet fuel, to be shipped from New York, 

New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Texas, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and 

Arkansas to Florida, Georgia, South 

Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West 

Virginia, and Puerto Rico. This waiver 

applies to covered merchandise laded 

on board a vessel through and including 

September 22, 2017. 

Executed this 12th day of September, 

2017. 

Elaine C. Duke, 

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19902 Filed 9–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; Notification of Issuance of 

Binding Operational Directive 17–01 

and Establishment of Procedures for 

Responses 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Issuance of binding operational 

directive; procedures for responses; 

notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In order to safeguard Federal 

information and information systems, 

DHS has issued a binding operational 

directive to all Federal, executive 

branch departments and agencies 

relating to information security 

products, solutions, and services 

supplied, directly or indirectly, by AO 

Kaspersky Lab or affiliated companies. 

The binding operational directive 

requires agencies to identify Kasperskybranded products (as defined in the 

directive) on Federal information 

systems, provide plans to discontinue 

use of Kaspersky-branded products, 

and, at 90 calendar days after issuance 

of the directive, unless directed 

otherwise by DHS in light of new 

information, begin to remove Kasperskybranded products. DHS is also 

establishing procedures, which are 

detailed in this notice, to give entities 

whose commercial interests are directly 

impacted by this binding operational 

directive the opportunity to respond, 

provide additional information, and 

initiate a review by DHS. 

DATES: Binding Operational Directive 

17–01 was issued on September 13, 

2017. DHS must receive responses from 

impacted entities on or before 

November 3, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic responses 

to Binding Operational Directive 17–01, 

along with any additional information 

or evidence, to BOD.Feedback@

hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security 

(‘‘DHS’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) has the 

statutory responsibility, in consultation 

with the Office of Management and 

Budget, to administer the 

implementation of agency information 

security policies and practices for 

information systems, which includes 

assisting agencies and providing certain 

government-wide protections. 44 U.S.C. 

3553(b). As part of that responsibility, 

the Department is authorized to 

‘‘develop[ ] and oversee[ ] the 

implementation of binding operational 

directives to agencies to implement the 

policies, principles, standards, and 

guidance developed by the Director [of 

the Office of Management and Budget] 

and [certain] requirements of [the 

Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014.]’’ 44 U.S.C. 

3553(b)(2). A binding operational 

directive (‘‘BOD’’) is ‘‘a compulsory 

direction to an agency that (A) is for 

purposes of safeguarding Federal 

information and information systems 

from a known or reasonably suspected 

information security threat, 

vulnerability, or risk; [and] (B) [is] in 

accordance with policies, principles, 

standards, and guidelines issued by the 

Director[.]’’ 44 U.S.C. 3552(b)(1). 

Agencies are required to comply with 

these directives. 44 U.S.C. 

3554(a)(1)(B)(ii). 

Overview of BOD 17–01 

In carrying out this statutory 

responsibility, the Department issued 

BOD 17–01, titled ‘‘Removal of 

Kaspersky-Branded Products.’’ The text 

of BOD 17–01 is reproduced in the next 

section of this document. 


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