Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension; Accreditation of Commercial Testing Laboratories and Approval of Commercial Gaugers
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Notice
Summary
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is asking to keep collecting info from commercial testing labs and gaugers to make sure they meet standards. This affects businesses that test or measure goods for trade, and the public can comment until December 26, 2025. No big changes or costs are expected, just a smooth extension of current rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Continue Accreditation Application Filing
If you operate a commercial testing laboratory or are a commercial gauger, you must continue to submit the information required by 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13 using CBP Form 6478 when applying for CBP accreditation or approval. CBP estimates 4 respondents per year, 1 response per respondent, 75 minutes per response, and a total annual burden of 5 hours.
Add Facilities Under Existing Accreditation
After initial CBP accreditation or approval, a private company may apply to include additional facilities under its accreditation or approval by submitting a formal written request to CBP. This lets accredited businesses expand covered locations without repeating the full initial application process.
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