[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20688]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Guayanilla, PR) 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 (Guayanilla, 
PR), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (Guayanilla, PR) 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 four years as of 
November 16, 2020.

DATES: Saybolt LP (Guayanilla, PR) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of November 16, 2020. The next 
inspection date will be scheduled for November 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories 
and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 4150 
Interwood South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 281-560-2937.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that Saybolt LP, Road 127, Km 11.7, 
Guayanilla, PR 00656, 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 as of November 16, 
2020.\1\
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    \1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time 
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to 
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled 
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval 
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial 
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR 
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and 
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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    Saybolt LP (Guayanilla, PR) 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..................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Saybolt LP (Guayanilla, PR) 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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27-01....................................  D287                       Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
                                                                       Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products
                                                                       (Hydrometer Method).
27-02....................................  D1298                      Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
                                                                       Density, or API Gravity of Crude
                                                                       Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products
                                                                       by Hydrometer Method.
27-08....................................  D86                        Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                       Petroleum Products at Atmospheric
                                                                       Pressure.
27-11....................................  D445                       Standard Test Method for Kinematic
                                                                       Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
                                                                       Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                                                       Viscosity).
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, Relative
                                                                       Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by
                                                                       Digital Density Meter.
N/A......................................  D1657                      Standard Test Method for Density or
                                                                       Relative Density of Light Hydrocarbons by
                                                                       Pressure Hydrometer.
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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.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20688 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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