[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 49254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20149]
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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 April 15,
2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on April 15, 2015.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 21730 S. Wilmington Ave.,
Suite 201, Carson, CA 90810, 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.
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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27-05........................ 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.
27-07........................ D4807.......... Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oil
by Membrane Filtration.
27-13........................ D4294.......... Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46........................ D5002.......... Density of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Meter.
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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: August 5, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-20149 Filed 8-14-15; 8:45 am]
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