Notice2023-20846
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 26, 2023
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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. (Houston, 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 four years as of July 28, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66023-66024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20846]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and
Trade, Inc. (Houston, 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 Bureau Veritas
Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX), 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. (Houston, 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 four years as of July 28, 2021.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX) was
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
July 28, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for July
2025.
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., 16025-C Jacintoport Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77015, 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 July 28, 2021.\1\
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\1\ As 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), <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter">https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter</a>.
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Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX) 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.
12........................................ Calculations.
17........................................ Marine Measurement.
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Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Houston, 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):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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27-01.................. D287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products (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.
27-11.................. 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
and Relative Density of Liquids
by Digital Density Meter.
27-50.................. D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-
Point by Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-54.................. D1796 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
the Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
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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#c784859780a6b2a0a2b5b48ba6a5b487a4a5b7e9a3afb4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="195a5b495e786c7e7c6b6a55787b6a597a7b69377d716a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please 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>
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20846 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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