9111-14
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) 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. (Deer Park, TX)
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA,
Inc. (Deer Park, TX), 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 18, 2023.
DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 18, 2023. The next inspection date will be
scheduled for April 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. 202-3441060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., 1114 Seaco Avenue, Deer Park, TX
77536, 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 April 18,
2023.

Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) is approved for the following gauging procedures for
petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
API Chapters
3
7
8
12
Title
Tank Gauging
Temperature Determination
Sampling
Calculations
Maritime Measurement

Intertek USA, Inc. (Deer Park, TX) 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

27-01

D 287

27-02

D 1298

27-03

D 4006

27-04

D 95

27-05

D 4928

27-06

D 473

27-07

D 4807

27-08

D 86

27-13

D 4294

27-46

D 5002

27-48

D 4052

27-54

D 1796

Title
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation
Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and
Bituminous Materials by Distillation
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel
Oils by the Extraction Method
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
at Atmospheric Pressure
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
the Centrifuge 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/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston,
Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2024-14560 Filed: 7/1/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/2/2024]