[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19215-19216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07870]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Bureau Veritas Commodities and
Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR) 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. (Penuelas, PR), 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. (Penuelas, PR), 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 September 3, 2024.
DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR) was
approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of
September 3, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for September 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, Road 127 Km. 19.1, Penuelas, Puerto Rico, 00624, 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. (Penuelas, PR) 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.
11............................... Physical Properties Data.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Marine Measurement.
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Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR) 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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27-04................. D95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-06................. D473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
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).
27-13................. D4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-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.
27-54................. D1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Fuel Oils by the
Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
27-58................. D5191 Standard Test Method For
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Mini
Method).
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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. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: March 24, 2025.
Lina Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-07870 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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