Notice2021-23941
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
November 3, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA), 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 February 25, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60635-60636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23941]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and
Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Bureau Veritas
Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a commercial gauger and
laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA), 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 February 25, 2020.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) was
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
February 25. 2020. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for February 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Allison Blair, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood
South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade,
Inc., 151 East Lathrop Avenue, Savannah, GA 31415, 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.
Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) is
approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain
petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
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API chapters Title
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3................................. Tank Gauging.
7................................. Temperature Determination.
8................................. Sampling.
11................................ Physical Properties Data.
12................................ Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17................................ Marine Measurement.
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Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Savannah, GA) 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):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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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.
27-48.................. 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).
27-58.................. D5191 Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aeedecfee9cfdbc9cbdcdde2cfccddeecdccde80cac6dd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="783b3a283f190d1f1d0a0b34191a0b381b1a08561c100b561f170e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please
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reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. <a href="http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
Dated: October 6, 2021.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Southwest Regional Science Center, Laboratories
and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2021-23941 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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