Federal Register #2026-21408

CBP petroleum testing accreditation and gauging approvals for SGS North America

This notice reports CBP accreditations and approvals for SGS North America petroleum services; it is not a solicitation or contract award. - Government agencies: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including CBP Laboratories and Scientific Services. The attachment also contains a separate National Institutes of Health notice that is unrelated to the petroleum services. - Named service provider: SGS North America, Inc. The notices concern its Reserve and St. Rose, Louisiana, and Carteret, New Jersey, locations. - Accredited or approved services: - Reserve, Louisiana: petroleum and petroleum-products testing for customs purposes, including sediment (CBPL 27-06 / ASTM D473), sulfur (CBPL 27-13 / ASTM D4294), and density, relative density, and API gravity (CBPL 27-48 / ASTM D4052). - Carteret, New Jersey: petroleum gauging under API Chapters 3, 7, 8, 12, and 17, plus laboratory testing using CBPL/ASTM methods D95, D86, D445, D4294, D2622, D4052, D93, D7039, and D5191, and ASTM D1160 and D1319. These methods cover water, distillation, viscosity, sulfur, density/API gravity, flash point, vapor pressure, and hydrocarbon types. - St. Rose, Louisiana: petroleum gauging and laboratory testing for customs purposes; the notice summary does not specify the applicable procedures or test methods. - Requirements and limitations: These are laboratory accreditation and gauging approval notices, not orders to buy services. Customers should confirm directly with SGS that the specific test they need is covered by the applicable accreditation.

Description

SGS North America, Inc. in Reserve, Louisiana, has been accredited by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes. The accreditation is effective May 28, 2025, and is for three years. The next triennial inspection is scheduled for May 2028. The notice lists approved laboratory analysis methods and advises users to obtain written confirmation that the specific requested test is covered by the accreditation.

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