[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02961]


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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 June 3, 
2015.

DATES: Effective Date: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 3, 2015. The 
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2018.

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, 201 Deerwood Glen Dr., Deer 
Park TX 77536, 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.
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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27-50........................  ASTM D-93..........  Standard Test
                                                     Methods for Flash-
                                                     Point by Pensky-
                                                     Martens Closed Cup
                                                     Tester.
27-13........................  ASTM D-4294........  Standard test method
                                                     for sulfur in
                                                     petroleum and
                                                     petroleum products
                                                     by energy-
                                                     dispersive x-ray
                                                     fluorescence
                                                     spectrometry.
27-04........................  ASTM D-95..........  Standard test method
                                                     for water in
                                                     petroleum products
                                                     and bituminous
                                                     materials by
                                                     distillation.
27-06........................  ASTM D-473.........  Standard test method
                                                     for sediment in
                                                     crude oils and fuel
                                                     oils by the
                                                     extraction method.
27-08........................  ASTM D-86..........  Standard test method
                                                     for distillation of
                                                     petroleum products
                                                     at atmospheric
                                                     pressure.
27-01........................  ASTM D-287.........  Standard test method
                                                     for API gravity of
                                                     crude petroleum and
                                                     petroleum products
                                                     (Hydrometer
                                                     method).
27-02........................  ASTM D-1298........  Standard practice
                                                     for density,
                                                     relative density
                                                     (specific gravity),
                                                     or API gravity of
                                                     crude petroleum and
                                                     liquid petroleum
                                                     products by
                                                     hydrometer method.
27-03........................  ASTM D-4006........  Standard test method
                                                     for water in crude
                                                     oil by
                                                     distillation.
27-05........................  ASTM D-4928........  Standard test method
                                                     for water by
                                                     Coulometric Karl
                                                     Fischer Titration.
27-07........................  ASTM D-4807........  Standard test method
                                                     for sediment in
                                                     crude oil by
                                                     membrane
                                                     filtration.
27-11........................  ASTM D-445.........  Standard Test Method
                                                     for Kinematic
                                                     Viscosity of
                                                     Transparent and
                                                     Opaque Liquids.
27-14........................  ASTM D-2622........  Standard test method
                                                     for sulfur in
                                                     petroleum and
                                                     petroleum products
                                                     by wavelength
                                                     energy-dispersive X-
                                                     Ray spectrometer.
27-46........................  ASTM D-5002........  Standard test method
                                                     for density and
                                                     relative density of
                                                     crude oils by
                                                     digital density
                                                     analyzer.
27-48........................  ASTM D-4052........  Standard test method
                                                     for density and
                                                     relative density of
                                                     liquids by digital
                                                     density analyzer.
27-53........................  ASTM D-2709........  Standard test method
                                                     for water &
                                                     sediment in middle
                                                     distillate fuels by
                                                     centrifuge.
27-58........................  ASTM D-5191........  Standard test method
                                                     for vapor pressure
                                                     of petroleum
                                                     products (Mini
                                                     Method).
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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: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
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