Notice2025-17741
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 15, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) 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 July 26, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 176 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17741]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (Houston,
TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of SGS North America, Inc.
(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS
North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) 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 July 26, 2023.
DATES: SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 26, 2023.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that SGS North America, Inc., 15602
Jacintoport Blvd. Houston, Texas 77015, 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.
SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) 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.
14.................................. Natural Gas Fluids.
17.................................. Marine Measurement.
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SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) 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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27-11.............. D 445 Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-48.............. D 4052 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density,
and API Gravity of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-50.............. D 93 Standard Test Methods for
Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
N/A................ D 92 Standard Test Method for Flash
and Fire Points by Cleveland
Open Cup Tester.
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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#e3a0a1b3a4829684869190af828190a3808193cd878b90cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ecdccdec9effbe9ebfcfdc2efecfdceedecfea0eae6fda0e9e1f8">[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>.
Aine Ramirez,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-17741 Filed 9-12-25; 8:45 am]
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