[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR151.28]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 151--EXAMINATION, SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B--Sugars, Sirups, and Molasses
 
Sec. 151.28  Gauging of sirup or molasses discharged into storage tanks.

    (a) Plans of storage tank to be filed. When sirup or molasses is 
imported in bulk in tank vessels and is to be pumped or discharged into 
storage

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tanks, before the discharging is permitted there shall be filed with the 
port director a certified copy of the plans and gauge table of the 
storage tank showing all inlets and outlets and stating accurately the 
capacity in liters per centimeter of height of the tank from an 
indicated starting point.
    (b) Settling before gauging. After the discharge is completed, all 
inlets to the tank shall be carefully sealed and the sirup or molasses 
left undisturbed for a period not to exceed 20 days to allow for 
settling before being gauged. When a request for immediate gauging is 
made in writing by the importer, it shall be allowed by the port 
director.

[T.D. 73-175, 38 FR 17470, July 2, 1973, as amended by T.D. 80-142, 45 
FR 36384, May 30, 1980; T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51268, Dec. 21, 1988]