Notice2023-20849
Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur, Louisiana) as a Commercial Gauger
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Published
September 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur, Louisiana) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of October 13, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20849]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur,
Louisiana) as a Commercial Gauger
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade,
Inc. (Sulphur, Louisiana), as a commercial gauger.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur, Louisiana) has
been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for
customs purposes for the next four years as of October 13, 2021.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Sulphur, Louisiana)
was approved as a commercial gauger as of October 13, 2021. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for October 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
151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc., 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 as of October 13, 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. (Sulphur, Louisiana) 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.
5......................................... Metering.
7......................................... Temperature Determination.
8......................................... Sampling.
12........................................ Calculations.
14........................................ Natural Gas Fluids
Measurement.
17........................................ Marine Measurement.
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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 (281)
560-2900. The inquiry may also be sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32717062755347555740417e535041725150421c565a411c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d192938196b0a4b6b4a3a29db0b3a291b2b3a1ffb5b9a2ffb6bea7">[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>.
Dated: November 23, 2022.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of the Federal Register on September 21, 2023.
[FR Doc. 2023-20849 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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