Notice2025-07871

Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Ferndale, WA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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Published
May 6, 2025

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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. (Ferndale, WA), 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 January 8, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 19212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and 
Trade, Inc. (Ferndale, WA) 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. (Ferndale, WA), 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. (Ferndale, WA), 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 January 8, 2024.

DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Ferndale, WA) was 
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of 
January 8, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for January 2027.

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, 1350 Slater Road, Suite 7, Ferndale, Washington 98248, 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. (Ferndale, WA) 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. (Ferndale, WA) 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).
27-02.................  D 1298                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Density, Relative
                                                Density (Specific
                                                Gravity), or API Gravity
                                                of Crude Petroleum and
                                                Liquid Petroleum
                                                Products by Hydrometer
                                                Method.
27-03.................  D 4006                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Water in Crude Oil by
                                                Distillation.
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.
27-08.................  D 86                   Standard Test Method for
                                                Distillation of
                                                Petroleum Products at
                                                Atmospheric Pressure.
27-13.................  D 4294                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Sulfur in Petroleum and
                                                Petroleum Products by
                                                Energy-Dispersive X-ray
                                                Fluorescence
                                                Spectrometry.
27-14.................  D 2622                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Sulfur in Petroleum
                                                Products by Wavelength
                                                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, Relative
                                                Density, and API Gravity
                                                of Liquids by Digital
                                                Density Meter.
27-57.................  D 7039                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Sulfur in Gasoline and
                                                Diesel Fuel by
                                                Monochromatic Wavelength
                                                Dispersive X-Ray
                                                Fluorescence
                                                Spectrometry.
27-58.................  D 5191                 Standard Test Method For
                                                Vapor Pressure of
                                                Petroleum Products (Mini
                                                Method).
N/A...................  D 4007                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Water and Sediment in
                                                Crude Oil 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#3c7f7e6c7b5d495b594e4f705d5e4f7c5f5e4c1258544f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53101103143226343621201f323120133031237d373b207d343c25">[email&#160;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: March 19, 2025.
Lina Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-07871 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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