[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20872]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Approval of WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) as a Commercial
Gauger
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of WFR Metering, Inc.
(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that WFR
Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) has been approved to gauge petroleum and
certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years
as of December 16, 2021.
DATES: WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger as of December 16, 2021. The next inspection date
will be scheduled for December 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 19
CFR 151.13, that WFR Metering, Inc. 450 Gears Road, Ste 105, Houston,
TX 77067 has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum
products, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13 as of
December 16, 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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WFR Metering, 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 chapter Title
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8......................................... Sampling.
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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 test or gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries
regarding the specific test or 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
[email protected]. Please reference the website listed below
for a complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited
laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20872 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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