Notice2024-14564
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
July 2, 2024
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. (Torrance, CA), 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 October 26, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54842-54843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14564]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and
Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) 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. (Torrance, CA), 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. (Torrance, CA), 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 October 26, 2023.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Torrance, CA) was
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
October 26, 2023. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for October 2026.
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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade,
Inc, 22934 Lockness Ave., Torrance, California 90501, 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. (Torrance, CA) 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. (Torrance, CA) 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.................. D 287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum and
Petroleum Products (Hydrometer
Method).
27-05.................. D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06.................. D 473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel
Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-07.................. D 4807 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil by
Membrane Filtration.
27-08.................. D 86 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-10.................. D 323 Standard Test Method for Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum Products
(Reid Method).
27-11.................. D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque Liquids
(and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-13.................. D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46.................. D 5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density, and
API Gravity of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48.................. D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density
and Relative Density of Liquids
by Digital Density Meter.
27-58.................. D 5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum Products
(Mini Method).
N/A.................... D 6730 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Individual
Components in Spark Ignition
Engine Fuels by 100-Metre
Capillary (with Precolumn) High-
Resolution Gas Chromatography.
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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#01424351466074666473724d606372416263712f6569722f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94d7d6c4d3f5e1f3f1e6e7d8f5f6e7d4f7f6e4baf0fce7baf3fbe2">[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: April 17, 2024.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-14564 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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