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Committee Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0058] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/ALL–035 Common 

Entity Index Prototype System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to 

establish a new Department of 

Homeland Security system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/ALL—035 Common Entity 

Index Prototype System of Records.’’ 

This system of records allows the 

Department of Homeland Security to 

correlate identity data from select 

component-level systems and organizes 

key identifiers that the Department of 

Homeland Security has collected about 

that individual. This correlation and 

consolidation of identity data will 

facilitate DHS’s ability to carry out its 

missions with appropriate access 

control. DHS is building a prototype 

with an initial set of data for testing and 

evaluation purposes. If the system 

passes the testing and evaluation stage 

and DHS moves to an operational 

system, either this system will be 

updated or a new system of records 

notice will be published. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 23, 2013. This new prototype 

system will be effective September 23, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2013–0058 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–343–4010. 

• Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting 

Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, please visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions, please contact: Jonathan R. 

Cantor, (202) 343–1717, Acting Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

establish a new DHS system of records 

titled, ‘‘DHS/ALL—035 Common Entity 

Index Prototype (CEI Prototype).’’ 

The purpose of this prototype is to 

determine the feasibility of establishing 

a centralized index of select biographic 

information that will allow DHS to 

provide a consolidated and correlated 

record, thereby facilitating and 

improving DHS’s ability to carry out its 

national security, homeland security, 

law enforcement, and benefits missions. 

The ability to perform this task across 

multiple data sets increases the speed 

and efficiency of this work and 

contributes to DHS’s readiness and 

effectiveness in carrying out its national 

security, homeland security, law 

enforcement, and benefits missions. 

Since 2007, DHS has operated under 

the ‘‘One DHS’’ policy that was 

implemented to afford DHS personnel 

timely access to the relevant and 

necessary homeland-security 

information they need to successfully 

perform their duties. Since this 

information is subject to privacy, civil 

rights and civil liberties, and other legal 

protections, DHS personnel requesting 

such information must: (1) Have an 

authorized purpose, authorized mission, 

and need to know for accessing the 

information in the performance of his or 

her duties; (2) possess the requisite 

security clearance; and (3) assure 

adequate safeguarding and protection of 

the information. In the past, however, 

this access was limited, time intensive, 

and required personnel to log on and 

query separate databases in order to 

determine the extent of DHS holdings 

pertaining to a particular individual. 

The CEI Prototype will expedite this 

time-consuming process by correlating 

identity information from select DHS 

source system data sets, resolving 

differences in the data, and 

consolidating the data as a more 

comprehensive identity record about an 

individual, including reference to the 

relevant source system records. The 

correlations to be made will be based on 

biographic linkages contained within 

the source system data. The CEI 

Prototype is being tested and evaluated 

by DHS to determine whether it can 

successfully result in a more 

authoritative and complete biographic 

picture of the individual about whom 

information is sought. The resulting 

correlation will be maintained in the 

CEI Prototype system of records. 

The CEI Prototype will correlate 

biographic data, including full name, 

date of birth, country of birth, 

government issued document 

number(s), phone number, physical 

address, and email address when 

available in the source systems. This 

information will be organized into an 

updated, common record pertaining to a 

specific individual. The CEI Prototype 

thus provides a consolidated, correlated 

identity record derived from DHS 

holdings that can then be evaluated for 

a specific purpose or DHS mission 

activity. The CEI Prototype uses 

technical access controls to provide 

results to a user’s query that are based 

on that user’s need to know. 

This approach ensures the 

appropriate privacy, policy, and 

safeguarding requirements are applied 

to the new record. The DHS Privacy 

Office, Office for Civil Rights and Civil 

Liberties, Office of the General Counsel, 

and Office of Policy, in coordination 

with DHS components, will provide 

policy recommendations and/or 

oversight of the correlation process, and 


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evaluate the effectiveness of the 

prototype. 

Initially, DHS will use certain 

biographic data elements and necessary 

meta data from the following source 

data sets to populate the CEI Prototype: 

(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP)’s Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA), covered by the 

DHS/CBP–009—Electronic System for 

Travel Authorization (ESTA) SORN 

(July 30, 2012, 77 FR 44642); (2) U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE)’s Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS), covered by 

the DHS/ICE–001—Student and 

Exchange Visitor Information System 

SORN (January 5, 2010, 75 FR 412); and 

(3) U.S. Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA)’s Alien Flight 

Student Program (AFS), covered by the 

DHS/TSA–002—Transportation 

Security Threat Assessment System 

SORN (May 19, 2010, 75 FR 28046). 

These three data sets were identified for 

the prototype in order to demonstrate 

how data sets from different 

components can be correlated while 

maintaining appropriate access controls. 

If additional data sets are added to the 

CEI Prototype, this SORN will be 

updated. If, based on the results of the 

CEI prototype, DHS creates an 

operational system, either this SORN 

will be updated or a new SORN will be 

published. 

For the CEI Prototype, DHS has 

published limited routine uses but none 

that are intended to allow missionrelated sharing for national security, 

homeland security, law enforcement, 

and benefits purposes. Such sharing is 

not appropriate for a prototype. The 

information contained in the CEI 

Prototype may be shared from the 

source system pursuant to the 

appropriate routine uses. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information practice principles in a 

statutory framework governing the 

means by which Federal Government 

agencies collect, maintain, use, and 

disseminate individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

from which information is retrieved by 

the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

unique identifier particular to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass U.S. 

citizens and lawful permanent 

residents. As a matter of policy, DHS 

extends administrative Privacy Act 

protections to all individuals when 

systems of records maintain information 

on U.S. citizens, lawful permanent 

residents, and visitors. 

Below is the description of the DHS/ 

ALL—035 Common Entity Index 

Prototype System of Records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

System of Records 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/ALL–035. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/ALL–035 Common Entity Index 

Prototype (CEI Prototype). 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Sensitive and unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the DHS 

Headquarters in Washington, DC, DHS 

data centers in Stennis, Mississippi, and 

in locations where DHS and its 

components conduct business. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include: 

(1) foreign nationals who may seek to 

enter the United States by air or sea 

under the Visa Waiver Program; 

(2) prospective, current, and former 

non-immigrants to the United States on 

an F–1, M–1, or J–1 class of admission 

and their dependents who have been 

admitted under an F–2, M–2, or J–2 

class of admission (collectively, F/M/J 

non-immigrants); 

(3) a proxy, parent or guardian of an 

F/M/J nonimmigrant; and 

(4) aliens or other individuals 

designated by DHS/Transportation 

Security Administration (TSA), 

including lawful permanent residents 

(LPR), who apply for flight training or 

recurrent training. 

F nonimmigrants are foreign students 

pursuing a full course of study in a 

college, university, seminary, 

conservatory, academic high school, 

private elementary school, other 

academic institution, or language 

training program in the United States 

(U.S.) that Student and Exchange Visitor 

Program (SEVP) has certified to enroll 

foreign students. M nonimmigrants are 

foreign students pursuing a full course 

of study in a vocational or other 

recognized nonacademic institution 

(e.g., technical school) in the U.S. that 

SEVP has certified to enroll foreign 

students. J nonimmigrants are foreign 

nationals selected by a sponsor that the 

Department of State (DOS) has 

designated to participate in an exchange 

visitor program in the U.S. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

(1) Correlation created by the 

Common Entity Index Prototype 

includes 

• Identity information; 

• Meta Data related to the 

Æ source system name, 

Æ system identification number to tie 

the biographic information back to the 

source system record, and 

Æ date the record was ingested into 

the CEI Prototype. 

(2) Source system data elements: 

• Full Name; 

• Alias(es); 

• Gender; 

• Date of Birth; 

• Country of Birth; 

• Country of Citizenship; 

• Phone Number; 

• Physical Address; 

• Email Address; 

• Fingerprint Identification Number; 

and 

• Document Type, Number, Date, and 

Location of Issuance for the following 

types of government issued documents: 

Æ Passport; 

Æ Driver’s License; 

Æ Electronic System for Travel 

Authorization (ESTA); 

Æ Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS) ; 

Æ Alien Registration; and 

Æ Visa. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 343; 

Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, Public Law 

104–106, codified at 40 U.S.C. 11101, et. 

seq. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this prototype is to 

determine the feasibility of establishing 

a centralized index of select biographic 

information that will allow DHS to 

provide a consolidated and correlated 

identity, thereby facilitating and 

improving DHS’s ability to carry out its 

national security, homeland security, 

law enforcement, and benefits missions. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows, except, to the extent any of the 

data contained in the CEI Prototype 

relates to refugees, asylum seekers, and 

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disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), but is 

subject, as a matter of policy, to the 

confidentiality provisions of 8 CFR 

208.6. 

A. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), 

including U.S. Attorney Offices, or other 

federal agencies conducting litigation or 

in proceedings before any court, 

adjudicative, or administrative body, 

when it is relevant or necessary to the 

litigation and one of the following is a 

party to the litigation or has an interest 

in such litigation: 

1. DHS or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee or former employee 

of DHS in his/her official capacity; 

3. Any employee or former employee 

of DHS in his/her individual capacity 

when DOJ or DHS has agreed to 

represent the employee; or 

4. The United States or any agency 

thereof. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of the individual to 

whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) or 

General Services Administration 

pursuant to records management 

inspections being conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. §§ 2904 and 2906. 

D. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; and 

2. DHS has determined that as a result 

of the suspected or confirmed 

compromise, there is a risk of identity 

theft or fraud, harm to economic or 

property interests, harm to an 

individual, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by 

DHS or another agency or entity) that 

rely upon the compromised 

information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

E. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for DHS, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to DHS 

officers and employees. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically in secure facilities in a 

locked drawer behind a locked door. 

The records may be stored on magnetic 

disc, tape, or digital media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records may be retrieved by name or 

any other unique identifier assigned to 

the individual. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The CEI Prototype ingests data from 

source systems, and correlates the data 

into a CEI Prototype identity. Ingested 

data is retained in CEI Prototype for no 

longer than the record retention 

requirements of the source systems. The 

CEI Prototype creates a correlated 

identity that is dynamic not static. The 

ingested data elements that make up 

that identity will be subject to the 

records retention schedules of the 

source systems from which they came. 

By design, the deletion or correction of 

these elements at the appropriate time 

will affect the correlated record. For 

example, if a student updates his/her 

contact information, the correlation will 

be updated. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Executive Director, DHS Information 

Sharing Environment Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the Headquarters 

FOIA Officer, whose contact 

information can be found on the 

Department’s official Web site at 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia under 

‘‘Contacts.’’ The individual may submit 

the request to the Chief Privacy Officer 

and Chief Freedom of Information Act 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security, 245 Murray Drive, SW., 

Building 410, STOP–0655, Washington, 

DC 20528. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records, your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address, and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Chief Privacy Officer and Chief 

Freedom of Information Act Officer, on 

the Department’s official Web site at 

http://www.dhs.gov/foia or by calling 

toll free 1–866–431–0486. In addition, 

you should: 

• Explain why you believe the 

Department would have information on 

you; and 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created. 

If seeking records pertaining to 

another living individual, include a 

statement from that individual 

certifying his/her agreement for you to 

access his/her records. 

Without the above information, DHS 

may not be able to conduct an effective 

search, and your request may be denied 

due to lack of specificity or lack of 

compliance with applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Initially, DHS will use the following 

source data sets to populate CEI 

Prototype: (1) CBP’s ESTA, covered by 

the DHS/CBP–009—Electronic System 

for Travel Authorization (ESTA) SORN 

(July 30, 2012, 77 FR 44642); (2) ICE’s 

SEVIS, covered by the DHS/ICE–001— 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System SORN (January 5, 

2010, 75 FR 412); and (3) TSA’s AFS, 

covered by the DHS/TSA–002— 

Transportation Security Threat 

Assessment System SORN (May 19, 


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2010, 75 FR 28046). If additional data 

sets are added to CEI Prototype, this 

SORN will be updated. If deployed for 

operational use, additional data sources 

may be used. DHS will update this 

SORN or issue a new SORN prior to the 

operational use of the system. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The records maintained in the CEI 

Prototype are the non-exempt portions 

of the records in the source systems 

because the information ingested into 

the CEI Prototype is the information 

provided directly by the individual for 

the requested benefit. When a record 

received from another system has been 

exempted in that source system under 

5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2) or (k)(1), (k)(2), or 

(k)(5), DHS will claim the same 

exemptions for those records that are 

claimed for the original primary systems 

of records from which they originated. 

Dated: August 14, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20635 Filed 8–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt, 

LP, as a Commercial Gauger and 

Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Saybolt, LP, as a commercial 

gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Saybolt, LP, has been approved to gauge 

and accredited to test petroleum and 

petroleum products, organic chemicals 

and vegetable oils for customs purposes 

for the next three years as of May 22, 

2013. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The 

accreditation and approval of Saybolt, 

LP, as commercial gauger and laboratory 

became effective on May 22, 2013. The 

next triennial inspection date will be 

scheduled for May 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Approved Gauger and Accredited 

Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, 

DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, Saybolt, LP, 1123 

Highway 43, Saraland, AL 36571, has 

been approved to gauge and accredited 

to test petroleum and petroleum 

products, organic chemicals and 

vegetable oils for customs purposes, in 

accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. 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, 

inquires 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 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories. http://cbp.gov/

linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/

labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_

gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf 

Dated: August 14, 2013. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of SGS 

North America, Inc., 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., as 

a commercial gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS 

North America, Inc., has been approved 

to gauge and accredited to test 

petroleum and petroleum products, 

organic chemicals and vegetable oils for 

customs purposes for the next three 

years as of May 23, 2012. 

DATES: Effective Dates: The 

accreditation and approval of SGS North 

America, Inc., as commercial gauger and 

laboratory became effective on May 23, 

2012. The next triennial inspection date 

will be scheduled for May 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Approved Gauger and Accredited 

Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, 

DC 20229, tel. 202–344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that SGS North 

America, Inc., 151 James Drive West, St. 

Rose, LA 70087, has been approved to 

gauge and accredited to test petroleum 

and petroleum products, organic 

chemicals and vegetable oils for 

customs purposes, in accordance with 

the provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 

CFR 151.13. 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 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories. http://cbp.gov/

linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/

labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_

gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf. 

Dated: August 14, 2013. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20559 Filed 8–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of SGS 

North America, Inc., 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., as 

a commercial gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS 

North America, Inc., has been approved 

to gauge and accredited to test 

petroleum and petroleum products, 

organic chemicals and vegetable oils for 


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