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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Intertek
USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA) as a
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and
approval of Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur,
LA) as a commercial gauger and
laboratory.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA), 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
March 22, 2023.

SUMMARY:

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Dr.
Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Suite 1501–A North,
Washington, DC 20004, tel. 202–344–
1060.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Notice is
hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA,
Inc., 1071 Coach Williams Dr., Sulphur,
LA 70663, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA) is
approved for the following gauging
procedures for petroleum and certain
petroleum products from the American
Petroleum Institute (API):
API chapters

Title

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7 .....................
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Tank Gauging.
Temperature Determination.
Sampling.
Physical Properties Data.
Calculation of Petroleum
Quantities.
Marine Measurement.

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Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA) 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):

Title
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration.
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer.
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
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 (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.
https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories.
Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston,
Laboratories and Scientific Services.
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Intertek USA, Inc. (Sulphur, LA)
was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of
March 22, 2023. The next inspection
date will be scheduled for March 2026.

DATES:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[OMB Control Number 1651–0141]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension With Change;
Global Business Identifier
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than July
28, 2025) to be assured of consideration.
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Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice must include
the OMB Control Number 1651–0141 in
the subject line and the agency name.
Please submit written comments and/or
suggestions in English. Please use the
following method to submit comments:
Email. Submit comments to: CBP_
PRA@cbp.dhs.gov.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via
email CBP_PRA@cbp.dhs.gov. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/.

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CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Global Business Identifier.
OMB Number: 1651–0141.
Form Number: CBP Form N/A.
Current Actions: Extension with
change.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: In December 2022, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
launched a Global Business Identifier
(GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept
(EPoC), now referred to as the GBI Test,
which aims to determine a solution
involving one or more identification
numbers (identifiers) maintained by 3rd
party organizations that will uniquely
discern main legal entity and
ownership; specific business and global
locations; and supply chain roles and
functions. While all GBI Test
information is completely voluntary and
optional, entry filers must signal their
intent to participate in the GBI Test, by
email as discussed in the Federal
Register notice announcing the test and
must obtain and submit (or indicate that
they are in the process of obtaining) one
or more of the GBI identifiers for parties
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sellers, exporter, distributor, or packager
as part of their email. The identifiers
provide additional information about
trade entities and supply chain
locations associated with U.S. imports
and are provided to CBP for enrollment
into the GBI Test and during the Entry
process. CBP is actively working to
expand the list of choices and
identifiers over the duration of the GBI
Test, while this approval will specify
the currently available identifiers, CBP
will submit non-substantive change
requests to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs as new identifiers are
added to the test so that the information
collection request record can be an
accurate reflection of available options.
An entry filer interested in becoming
a GBI Test participant may provide the
following applicant information via
email to the GBI Inbox (gbi@
cbp.dhs.gov): company/entity legal
name, legal entity headquarters and/or
manufacturing site address, business
phone number (associated with
provided address), company website,
Manufacture/Shipper Identification
Code (MID), Authorized Economic
Operator (AEO) identification number,
and information about supply chain
entities for which they intend to
transmit GBIs.
Once programming has been updated
as per items listed in the proposed
changes below, Automated Broker
Interface (ABI) filers (including brokers
and self-filers), participating in the test,
will be required to complete a GBI
enrollment process, via ABI, prior to
submitting the identifiers on an
electronic entry (ACE Cargo Release).
Filers are responsible for any associated
costs to obtain one or more of the
identifiers and can submit identifiers for
the following supply chain parties:
• Manufacturer/Producer Shipper Seller
• Exporter Distributer Packager
• [New data element] Intermediary
[New data element] Source
In addition, a new optional data
element consisting of a free text field
will be made available for each of the
optional parties; it will allow filers to
input additional descriptions and
information about the specific party
type or the underlying entity.
By testing the identifiers, CBP will
take its first step in determining
whether to amend regulations to
mandate the GBI solution. Furthermore,
CBP will understand the utility of
collecting and/or combining the
identifiers’ data and will be able to
make an informed decision on whether
to mandate the use of the GBI solution
as an alternative for the Manufacturer/
Shipper Identification Code (MID).

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Proposed Changes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), Office of Trade (OT) is
submitting this PRA update for changes
proposed to enhance supply chain
traceability and visibility in response to
the growing complexity of global trade.
Programming updates are also needed to
reflect changes announced via Federal
Register (89 FR 9859), published in
February 2024, that clarify the purpose
and scope of the test which would
include exploring opportunities to
enhance supply chain traceability and
visibility more broadly. That update
also mentioned that the GBI Test would
examine how CBP, Partner Government
Agencies (PGAs), and the trade industry
might leverage GBIs to comply with
growing supply chain traceability
requirements.
1. The first programming change
involves a modification within the
Global Business Identifiers (GBI)
Enrollment database by allowing the
trade to submit one or more of the
unique GBI’s and Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS)) for a
supply chain entity, as opposed to all
three as previously approved and
announced via the July 21, 2023,
Federal Register (88 FR 47154).
Originally, the system was programmed
to only accept an enrollment when all
three global identifiers (LEI, GLN and
DUNS) were provided as announced in
the December 2022 Federal Register (87
FR 74157). Without this programming
change, if all three global identifiers are
not provided at enrollment for a specific
party, the system will continue to reject
the enrollment transaction. This
programming change will take place
upon approval of this information
collection.
2. After GBI Enrollment is modified to
accept one or more identifiers instead of
requiring them all, a related
programming update will enable trade
participants the ability to modify or
change a previous enrollment, including
updating or adding additional GBI
numbers, which may include a variety
of global identifier types (LEI, GLN,
DUNS). Different GBI identifiers may
also be used for different parts of the
supply chain. This programming change
would provide more flexibility and
utility to GBI participants by enabling
GBI numbers to be provided voluntarily
when they are known and encourages
participants to obtain other GBI
numbers as well as keep supply chain
information current because they can
easily add, delete, and modify GBI
numbers associated to an enrollment.
3. The GBI Test is also expanding the
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types from the original six optional
parties (Manufacturer, Shipper, Seller,
Exporter, Distributor, Packager), to
include two new parties:
‘‘Intermediary’’ and ‘‘Source,’’ along
with optional free text fields for all the
parties that will allow filers to
voluntarily input additional
descriptions and information about the
specific party type or the underlying
entity. These party types and the free
text fields would be made available in
the GBI Enrollment database as well as
in ACE Cargo Release. Collectively, the
updates aim to enhance upstream
supply chain traceability and visibility
while addressing the increasing
complexity of global trade supply
chains. All participation and data is
voluntary.
4. As a demonstration of CBP’s intent
to expand the choices of identifiers
available to filers over the duration of
the Test, CBP is also working to add
new voluntary GBI identifiers,
beginning with the Altana ID (ALTA)
maintained by Altana Technologies
USG Inc. (Altana). At no cost to the
government to access the underlying
entity and product specific supply chain
data associated with an ALTA, this
identifier offers comprehensive insights
across a product’s supply chain, thereby
enhancing traceability for CBP which
may translate to facilitation benefits and
reduced industry costs. CBP has
initiated programming requests to create
an ALTA GBI field in ACE and increase
the current character limit in ACE
allowed for GBI identifiers. The
addition of the ALTA identifier
alongside the current GBI identifiers
will widen participants’ choices and
allow CBP to continue to evaluate the
breadth and veracity of entity and
supply chain information embedded
within different types of identifier
solutions already being leveraged by
trade industry traceability stewards. It
will also contribute to CBP’s ongoing
exploration of how traced supply chain
information may be ingested and
operationalized for risk management
and facilitation purposes. CBP proposes,
and has provided guidance for, adding
more identity management companies
as the test continues, and with approval
from OMB, will add these to the
collection through a non-substantive
change to the collection. CBP requests
comment on additional GBI identifiers
that should be considered.
Section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (19 U.S. Code 1484) and
Part 141, Code of Federal Regulations,
Title 19 (19 CFR part 141), pertain to the
entry of merchandise and authorize CBP
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merchandise may be released from CBP
custody. Provisions of the U.S. Code
and CBP regulations, in various parts
and related to various types of
merchandise, specify information that is
required for entry. For reference, Part
163, Code of Federal Regulations, Title
19 (19 CFR part 163 Appendix A) refers
to a wide variety of regulatory
provisions for certain information that
may be required by CBP.
Type of Information Collection:
Global Business Identifier.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17.
Dated: May 22, 2025.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket Number—2025–0020]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Solicitation of Proposal
Information for Award of Public
Contracts, 700–24, 700–25
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; extension without change of
a currently approved collection, 1600–
0005.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, will submit the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 28, 2025.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number Docket #
2020–0048, at:
Æ Federal rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number Docket #2020–0048. All
comments received will be posted
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without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
The
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) collects information, when
necessary, when inviting firms to
submit bids, proposals, and offers for
public contracts for supplies and
service. Using solicitation methods such
as Requests for Proposals (RFP),
Requests for Information (RFI), and
Broad Agency Announcements (BAA),
the Government requests information
from prospective offerors such as
pricing information, delivery schedule
compliance, and evidence that the
offeror has the resources (both human
and financial) to accomplish
requirements. The information
collection is necessary for compliance
with the Homeland Security Acquisition
Regulation (HSAR), 48 CFR Chapter 30,
and the Small Business Innovative
Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs,
15 U.S.C. 628.
The prior information collection
request for OMB No. 1600–0005 was
approved through November 30, 2021,
and includes the following:
• 3052.209–70 Prohibition on
Contracts with Corporate Expatriates
(Required in all solicitations and
contracts) The offeror must disclose
whether it is a foreign incorporated
entity that should be treated as an
inverted domestic corporation.
• 3052.209–71 Reserve Officer
Training Corps and Military Recruiting
on Campus (Required in all solicitations
and contracts with institutions of higher
education) Requires that the Contractor
represent that it does not now have, and
agrees that during performance of the
contract that it will not adopt, any
policy or practice described in
paragraph (b) of the clause.
• 3052.209–72 Organizational
Conflict of Interest, paragraphs (c), (d)
and (e), (Required in all solicitations
and contracts where a potential
organizational conflict of interest exists
and mitigation may be possible) The
offeror must disclose whether it is aware
of any facts which create any actual or
potential organizational conflicts of
interest; and, provide information as
required by the Government and a
mitigation plan relating to the conflict,
if applicable.
• 3052.209–74 Limitations on
Contractors Acting as Lead System
Integrators (Required in solicitations for

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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