[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24368-24369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10816]


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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 February 
15, 2017.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 15, 2017. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christjopher J. Mocella, 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, 414 Westchester Dr., Corpus 
Christi, TX 78469, 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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27-03................  D4006                    Standard Test Method for
                                                 Water in Crude Oil 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.
27-14................  D2622                    Standard Test Method for
                                                 Sulfur in Petroleum
                                                 Products.
27-46................  D5002                    Standard Test Method for
                                                 Density and Relative
                                                 Density of Crude Oils
                                                 by Digital Density
                                                 Analyzer.
27-48................  D4052                    Standard Test Method for
                                                 Density and Relative
                                                 Density of Liquids by
                                                 Digital Density Meter.
27-58................  D5191                    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: May 15, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-10816 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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