Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices 66871 

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 

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. 

Pacific Surveyors, Inc. (Paramount, 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 

September 1, 2022. 

DATES: Pan Pacific Surveyors, Inc. 

(Paramount, CA) was approved and 

accredited as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory as of September 1, 2022. The 

next inspection date will be scheduled 

for September 2026. 

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 Pan Pacific 

Surveyors, Inc., 7625 Rosecrans Avenue, 

Ste. 27, Paramount, CA 90723, 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 September 1, 2022.1

Pan Pacific Surveyors, Inc. 

(Paramount, CA) 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 ................. Maritime Measurement. 

Pan Pacific Surveyors, Inc. 

(Paramount, 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 

27–02 ................. D1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum 

Products by Hydrometer Method. 

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/ 

labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21278 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation of Dixie Services, Inc. 

(Galena Park, TX) as a Commercial 

Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation of Dixie 

Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX), as a 

commercial laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that Dixie 

Services, Inc. (Galena Park, TX), has 

been accredited to test petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next four years as of 

August 26, 2022. 

DATES: Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, 

TX) was accredited as a commercial 

laboratory as of August 26, 2022. The 

next inspection date will be scheduled 

for August 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific 

Services, 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, 

that Dixie Services, Inc., 1706 First 

Street, Galena Park, TX 77547, has been 

accredited to test petroleum and certain 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 as of 

August 26, 2022.1

Dixie Services, Inc. (Galena Park, 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 

27–04 ................. 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. 


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66872 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 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 

27–07 ................. D4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. 

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. 

27–14 ................. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

27–39 ................. D721 Standard Test Method for Oil Content of Petroleum Waxes. 

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, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 

27–50 ................. D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 

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

27–58 ................. D5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method). 

N/A ..................... D92 Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester. 

N/A ..................... D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products. 

N/A ..................... D613 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil. 

N/A ..................... D2699 Standard Test Method for Research Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel. 

N/A ..................... D2700 Standard Test Method for Motor Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct laboratory analyses should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is accredited by 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

to conduct the specific test requested. 

Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 

specific test this entity is accredited 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. 2023–21213 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Tampa, 

FL) as a Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Intertek 

USA, Inc. (Tampa, FL) as a commercial 

gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Intertek USA, Inc. (Tampa, FL), has 

been approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes for the next four years as of 

August 2, 2022. 

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Tampa, FL) 

was approved as a commercial gauger as 

of August 2, 2022. The next inspection 

date will be scheduled for August 2026. 

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 Intertek USA, Inc., 4951A East 

Adamo Drive, Suite 130, Tampa, FL 

33605, 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 August 2, 2022.1

Intertek USA, Inc. (Tampa, FL) 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 ................. Maritime 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. 

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

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21214 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec 

Services, LLC (Plainfield, IL) as a 

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of AmSpec Services, LLC 

(Plainfield, IL) as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Plainfield, IL) 

has been approved to gauge petroleum 


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