[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7751-7752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (LaPlace, LA) as a 
Commercial Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP (LaPlace, 
LA), as a commercial laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (LaPlace, LA), has been accredited to test petroleum and 
certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three 
years as of April 7, 2017.

DATES: Saybolt LP (LaPlace, LA) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 7, 2017. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, 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 that Saybolt LP, 109 Woodland Dr., LaPlace, LA 70068, has been 
accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum

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products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 
CFR 151.12.
    Saybolt LP (LaPlace, LA) 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.
27-04................             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.
27-46................           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.
27-50................             D93  Standard Test Methods for Flash-
                                        Point by Pensky-Martens Closed
                                        Cup Tester.
27-54................           D1796  Standard Test Method for Water
                                        and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the
                                        Centrifuge Method.
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 
should request and receive written assurances from the entity that it 
is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the 
specific test service requested. Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 
specific test 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 website 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 14, 2018.
James D. Sweet,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-03601 Filed 2-21-18; 8:45 am]
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