[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66877-66878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Wilmington, NC) 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 (Wilmington, 
NC), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (Wilmington, NC), 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 
July 20, 2022.

DATES: Saybolt LP (Wilmington, NC) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 20, 2022. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2025.

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, 2321 Burnett Blvd., 
Wilmington, NC 28401, 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 (Wilmington, NC) 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.

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9...................................  Density Determination.
12..................................  Calculations.
17..................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Saybolt LP (Wilmington, NC) 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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27-02..................  D1298          Standard Test Method for
                                         Density, Relative Density, or
                                         API Gravity of Crude Petroleum
                                         and Liquid Petroleum Products
                                         by Hydrometer Method.
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 at Atmospheric
                                         Pressure.
27-11..................  D445           Standard Test Method for
                                         Kinematic Viscosity of
                                         Transparent and Opaque Liquids
                                         (and Calculation of Dynamic
                                         Viscosity).
27-48..................  D4052          Standard Test Method for
                                         Density, Relative Density, and
                                         API Gravity of Liquids by
                                         Digital Density Meter.
27-54..................  D1796          Standard Test Method for Water
                                         and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
                                         the Centrifuge Method
                                         (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A....................  D5453          Standard Test Method for
                                         Determination of Total Sulfur
                                         in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark
                                         Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel
                                         Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by
                                         Ultraviolet Fluorescence.
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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 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-21218 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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