66020 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices 

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. 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–58 ................. D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method). 

N/A ..................... D5188 Standard Test Method for Vapor-Liquid Ratio Temperature Determination of Fuels (Evacuated Chamber and Piston Based Method). 

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 

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 

Dated: October 5, 2022. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received for publication by the Office of the 

Federal Register on September 21, 2023. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20845 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 Bureau 

Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. 

(Martinez, 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. (Martinez, CA), as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, 

Inc. (Martinez, 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 four years as of August 11, 2021. 

DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA) was approved 

and accredited as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory as of August 11, 2021. 

The next inspection date will be 

scheduled for August 2025. 

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., 3773 

Pacheco Boulevard, Suite D, Martinez, 

California 94553, 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 

August 11, 2021.1

Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, Inc. (Martinez, CA) is approved 

for the following gauging procedures for 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products from the American Petroleum 

Institute (API): 

API 

chapters Title 

2 ................ Tank Calibration. 

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

4 ................ Proving Systems. 

6 ................ Metering Assemblies. 

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

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

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

17 .............. Marine Measurement. 

Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, Inc. (Martinez, 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): 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–03 ................ D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil 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 at Atmospheric Pressure. 

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. 

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 

CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please 


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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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