[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54842-54843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [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.

    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]
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