Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices 66021 

1As 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. 

reference the website listed below for a 

complete listing of CBP approved 

gaugers and accredited laboratories. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20847 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 V–TIC 

Services, Inc. (Houston, 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 V–TIC Services, Inc. 

(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that V–TIC 

Services, Inc. (Houston, 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 

December 15, 2021. 

DATES: V–TIC Services, Inc. (Houston, 

TX) was approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

December 15, 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 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that V–TIC Services, 

Inc., 12140 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 

77045, 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 

December 15, 2021.1

V–TIC Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) is 

approved for the following gauging 

procedures for petroleum and certain 

petroleum products from the American 

Petroleum Institute (API): 

API 

chapters Title 

3 ............. Tank Gauging. 

7 ............. Temperature Determination. 

8 ............. Sampling. 

11 ........... Physical Properties Data. 

12 ........... Calculations. 

17 ........... Maritime Measurement. 

V–TIC Services, Inc. (Houston, 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 

27–03 ................. D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation. 

27–04 ................. D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation. 

27–05 ................. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 

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. 

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. 

27–46 ................. D5002 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer. 

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. 

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. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20863 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of The Strawn Group 

(Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of The 

Strawn Group (Houston, TX) as a 

commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that The 

Strawn Group (Houston, TX) has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 


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