[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR151.28]



[Page 191]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

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 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]