Notice2023-20852
Accreditation and Approval of Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) 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 Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) 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 16, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66032-66033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20852]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Coastal Gulf and International
(Luling, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Coastal Gulf and
International (Luling, LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) 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 16, 2021.
DATES: Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 16, 2021.
The next inspection date will be scheduled for July 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501N, 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 Coastal Gulf and International, 13615
River Road, Luling, LA 70070, 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 16, 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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Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) 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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Coastal Gulf and International (Luling, LA) 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).
27-02....................... D1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products
by 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.
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27-05....................... D4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
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.
27-46....................... D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative Density
of Crude Oils by Digital
Density Analyzer.
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.
27-58....................... 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 (202)
344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7f4f5e7f0d6c2d0d2c5c4fbd6d5c4f7d4d5c799d3dfc499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c586879582a4b0a2a0b7b689a4a7b685a6a7b5eba1adb6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20852 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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