[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19677-19678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08189]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt, LP, as a Commercial Gauger 
and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Saybolt, LP, as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt, LP, 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 August 7, 
2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt, LP, 
as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on August 7, 2014. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Saybolt, LP, 2321 Burnett Blvd., 
Wilmington, NC 28401, 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. Saybolt, LP is approved 
for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain 
petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

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           API Chapters                             Title
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3.................................  Tank gauging.
7.................................  Temperature determination.
8.................................  Sampling.
9.................................  Density Determination.
12................................  Calculations.
17................................  Maritime measurement.
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    Saybolt, LP 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):

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               CBPL No.                          ASTM                                 Title
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27-02................................  D 1298.................  Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
                                                                 Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of
                                                                 Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products
                                                                 by Hydrometer Method.
27-06................................  D 473..................  Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils
                                                                 and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-08................................  D 86...................  Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                 Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11................................  D 445..................  Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of
                                                                 Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation
                                                                 of Dynamic Velocity).
27-13................................  D 4294.................  Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and
                                                                 petroleum products by energy-dispersive x-ray
                                                                 fluorescence spectrometry.
27-48................................  D 4052.................  Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
                                                                 Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.

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27-54................................  D 1796.................  Standard test method for water and sediment in
                                                                 fuel oils by the centrifuge method (Laboratory
                                                                 procedure).
29-02................................  D 3798.................  Standard Test Method for Analysis of p-Xylene by
                                                                 Gas Chromatography.
29-19................................  D 4128.................  Recommended Guidelines for the Analysis of
                                                                 Organic Chemicals and Mixtures by Gas
                                                                 Chromatography and Gas Chromatography/Mass
                                                                 Spectrometry.
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    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 [email protected]. 
Please reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of 
CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

    Dated: April 2, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-08189 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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