[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32313-32314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14918]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Nederland, TX) 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 (Nederland, 
TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (Nederland, TX) 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 
August 8, 2017.

DATES: Saybolt LP (Nederland, TX) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 8, 2017. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Saybolt LP, 4144 N Twin City Hwy., 
Nederland, TX 77627, 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

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LP (Nederland, TX) 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 (Nederland, TX) 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.
27-13.................  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.
Pending...............  D4007         Standard Test Method for Water and
                                       Sediment in Crude Oil by the
                                       Centrifuge Method (Laboratory
                                       Procedure).
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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 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: July 2, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-14918 Filed 7-11-18; 8:45 am]
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