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Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Accreditation and Approval of SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, 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 SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, 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 three years as of August 14, 2024.

DATES:

SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 14, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

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 SGS North America, Inc., 4575 Jerry Ware Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77705, 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.

SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, 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.

SGS North America, Inc. (Beaumont, 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 D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04 D 95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
27-05 D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
27-06 D 473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-08 D 86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11 D 445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13 D 4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14 D 2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-48 D 4052 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-54 D 1796 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 [email protected] . 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.

Aine Ramirez,
Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-17739 Filed 9-12-25; 8:45 am]
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