Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices 66023 

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. 

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 

Continued 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–48 ................. D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 

27–53 ................. D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge. 

27–54 ................. D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). 

N/A ..................... D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). 

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. 2023–20855 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of WFR Metering, Inc. 

(Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of WFR Metering, Inc. 

(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that WFR 

Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next four years as of 

December 16, 2021. 

DATES: WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, 

TX) was approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger as of December 16, 

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 19 CFR 

151.13, that WFR Metering, Inc. 450 

Gears Road, Ste 105, Houston, TX 77067 

has been approved to gauge petroleum 

and certain petroleum products, in 

accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.13 as of December 16, 2021.1

WFR Metering, Inc. (Houston, TX) is 

approved for the following gauging 

procedures for petroleum and certain 

petroleum products from the American 

Petroleum Institute (API): 

API 

chapter Title 

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

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct gauger services should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is 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 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/labs-scientific/ 

commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20872 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. 

(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 Bureau Veritas Commodities 

and Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX), as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, 

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 July 28, 2021. 

DATES: Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, Inc. (Houston, TX) was approved 

and accredited as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory as of July 28, 2021. The 

next inspection date will be scheduled 

for July 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., 16025–C 

Jacintoport Boulevard, Houston, Texas 

77015, 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 

July 28, 2021.1


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66024 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 / Notices 

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. 

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. 

Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, 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. 

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

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

Bureau Veritas Commodities and 

Trade, 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 

27–01 ................. D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method). 

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. 

27–06 ................. D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. 

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). 

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 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20846 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc. 

(Savannah, GA) as a Commercial 

Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Laboratory 

Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA), as a 

commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, GA) 

has been approved to gauge petroleum 

and certain petroleum products for 

customs purposes for the next four years 

as of October 6, 2021. 

DATES: Laboratory Service, Inc. 

(Savannah, GA) was approved as a 

commercial gauger as of October 6, 

2021. The next inspection date will be 

scheduled for October 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 151.13, 

that Laboratory Service, Inc., 1084 West 

Lathrop, Savannah, GA 31415, has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.13 as of 

October 6, 2021.1

Laboratory Service, Inc. (Savannah, 

GA) 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. 

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

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct gauger services should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is approved by the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific gauger service 

requested. Alternatively, inquiries 

regarding the specific gauger service this 

entity is 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. 

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