Notice2023-20856
Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) 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 Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of October 6, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66024-66025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20856]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) as a
Commercial Gauger
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA),
as a commercial gauger.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) has been approved to gauge
petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the
next four years as of October 6, 2021.
DATES: Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) was approved as a
commercial gauger as of October 6, 2021. The next inspection date will
be scheduled for October 2025.
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. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.13, that Laboratory Service, Inc., 1084 West Lathrop, Savannah, GA
31415, 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 6, 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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Laboratory Service, 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.
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 (202)
344-1060. The inquiry may also be sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89cacbd9cee8fceeecfbfac5e8ebfac9eaebf9a7ede1faa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1e2e3f1e6c0d4c6c4d3d2edc0c3d2e1c2c3d18fc5c9d28fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/
labs-
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scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20856 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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