[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63782-63783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22322]


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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 March 16, 
2016.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as commercial 
gauger and laboratory became effective on March 16, 2016. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2019.

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, 1123 Highway 43, Saraland, 
AL 36571, 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.
11...................................  Physical Properties.
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Saybolt LP is accredited for the following laboratory analysis 
procedures and methods for petroleum and certain petroleum products set 
forth

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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.
27-02...................  D1298              Standard Test Method for
                                              Density, Relative Density
                                              (Specific Gravity), or API
                                              Gravity of Crude Petroleum
                                              and Liquid Petroleum
                                              Products by Hydrometer
                                              Method.
27-03...................  D4006              Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Crude Oil by
                                              Distillation.
27-04...................  D95                Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Petroleum
                                              Products and Bituminous
                                              Materials by Distillation.
27-05...................  D4928              Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Crude Oils by
                                              Coulometric Karl Fischer
                                              Titration.
27-06...................  D473               Standard Test Method for
                                              Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                              Fuel Oils by the
                                              Extraction Method.
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.
27-48...................  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.
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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: September 12, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-22322 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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