[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31913-31914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13660]


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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 December 
4, 2014.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as commercial 
gauger and laboratory became effective on December 4, 2014. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for December 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, 1026 W. Elizabeth Ave. #10, 
Linden, NJ 07036, 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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1................................  Vocabulary.
3................................  Tank gauging.
8................................  Sampling.
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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27-01....................         D287  Standard Test Method for API
                                         Gravity of crude Petroleum and
                                         Petroleum Products.
27-08....................          D86  Standard Test Method for
                                         Distillation of Petroleum
                                         Products.
27-11....................         D445  Standard Test Method for
                                         Kinematic Viscosity of
                                         Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27-13....................        D4294  Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                         in Petroleum and Petroleum
                                         Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
                                         ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46....................        D5002  Density of Crude Oils by Digital
                                         Density Meter.
27-48....................        D4052  Standard Test Method for Density
                                         and Relative Density of Liquids
                                         by Digital Density Meter.
27-50....................          D93  Standard Test Methods for Flash-
                                         Point by Pensky-Martens Closed
                                         Cup Tester.
27-58....................        D5191  Standard Test Method For Vapor
                                         Pressure of Petroleum Products.
N/A......................        D1160  Standard Test Method for
                                         Distillation of Petroleum
                                         Products at Reduced Pressure.

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N/A......................        D2699  Octane Number of Spark-Ignition
                                         Engine Fuel.
N/A......................        D2700  Motor Octane Number of Spark-
                                         Ignition Engine Fuel.
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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.

    Date: May 26, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-13660 Filed 6-3-15; 8:45 am]
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