Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory, 66019-66020 [2023-20845]

Download as PDF 66019 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices CBPL No. 27–01 27–04 27–06 27–11 ASTM ................ ................ ................ ................ D287 D95 D473 D445 27–13 ................ D4294 27–48 ................ 27–50 ................ D4052 D93 Title Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation. Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. James D. Sweet, Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 2023–20857 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 CBPL No. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, 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 four years as of April 8, 2021. DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 8, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for April 2025. 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. SUMMARY: ASTM 27–08 ................. 27–11 ................. D86 D445 27–14 ................. D2622 27–48 27–50 27–53 27–54 27–57 D4052 D93 D2709 D1796 D7039 ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc, 3773 Shell Street, Suite F, El Paso, Texas 79925, 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 April 8, 2021.1 Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: API chapters 3 ............. 7 ............. 8 ............. 12 ........... 17 ........... Title Tank Gauging. Temperature Determination. Sampling. Calculations. Marine Measurement. Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, 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): Title Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure. Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester. Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge. Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 18:18 Sep 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 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, PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID–19 Laboratory and Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19gauger-postponement-letter. E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1 66020 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices CBPL No. ASTM 27–58 ................. N/A ..................... D5191 D5188 Title Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method). Standard Test Method for Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature Determination of Fuels (Evacuated Chamber and Piston Based Method). 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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories Dated: October 5, 2022. James D. Sweet, Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services. Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on September 21, 2023. [FR Doc. 2023–20845 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. AGENCY: Notice of accreditation and approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, 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 four years as of August 11, 2021. SUMMARY: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 11, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for August 2025. DATES: Mrs. Allison Blair, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 Interwood South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281–560–2900. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CBPL No. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 27–03 27–05 27–06 27–08 27–13 ASTM ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ D4006 D4928 D473 D86 D4294 27–48 ................ D4052 Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc., 3773 Pacheco Boulevard, Suite D, Martinez, California 94553, 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 August 11, 2021.1 Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: API chapters 2 ................ 3 ................ 4 ................ 6 ................ 7 ................ 8 ................ 12 .............. 17 .............. Title Tank Calibration. Tank Gauging. Proving Systems. Metering Assemblies. Temperature Determination. Sampling. Calculations. Marine Measurement. Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Martinez, 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): Title Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure. Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please 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), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19gauger-postponement-letter. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Sep 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66019-66020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20845]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and 
Trade, Inc. (El Paso, 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 Bureau Veritas 
Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX), 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. (El Paso, 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 four years as of April 8, 2021.

DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, TX) was 
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of 
April 8, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for April 
2025.

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, 3773 Shell Street, Suite F, El Paso, Texas 79925, 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 April 8, 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), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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    Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, 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.
17........................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (El Paso, 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):

------------------------------------------------------------------------
        CBPL No.              ASTM                    Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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).
27-14..................  D2622          Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                         in Petroleum Products by
                                         Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray
                                         Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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.
27-53..................  D2709          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         and Sediment in Middle
                                         Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.
27-54..................  D1796          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
                                         the Centrifuge Method
                                         (Laboratory Procedure).
27-57..................  D7039          Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                         in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by
                                         Monochromatic Wavelength
                                         Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
                                         Spectrometry.

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27-58..................  D5191          Standard Test Method For Vapor
                                         Pressure of Petroleum Products
                                         (Mini Method).
N/A....................  D5188          Standard Test Method for Vapor-
                                         Liquid Ratio Temperature
                                         Determination of Fuels
                                         (Evacuated Chamber and Piston
                                         Based Method).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 [email protected]. 
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories

    Dated: October 5, 2022.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.

    Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by 
the Office of the Federal Register on September 21, 2023.

[FR Doc. 2023-20845 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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