[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02961]
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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 June 3,
2015.
DATES: Effective Date: The accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP as
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 3, 2015. The
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 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, 201 Deerwood Glen Dr., Deer
Park TX 77536, 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.
12........................................ Calculations.
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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27-50........................ ASTM D-93.......... Standard Test
Methods for Flash-
Point by Pensky-
Martens Closed Cup
Tester.
27-13........................ ASTM D-4294........ Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products
by energy-
dispersive x-ray
fluorescence
spectrometry.
27-04........................ ASTM D-95.......... Standard test method
for water in
petroleum products
and bituminous
materials by
distillation.
27-06........................ ASTM D-473......... Standard test method
for sediment in
crude oils and fuel
oils by the
extraction method.
27-08........................ ASTM D-86.......... Standard test method
for distillation of
petroleum products
at atmospheric
pressure.
27-01........................ ASTM D-287......... Standard test method
for API gravity of
crude petroleum and
petroleum products
(Hydrometer
method).
27-02........................ ASTM D-1298........ Standard practice
for density,
relative density
(specific gravity),
or API gravity of
crude petroleum and
liquid petroleum
products by
hydrometer method.
27-03........................ ASTM D-4006........ Standard test method
for water in crude
oil by
distillation.
27-05........................ ASTM D-4928........ Standard test method
for water by
Coulometric Karl
Fischer Titration.
27-07........................ ASTM D-4807........ Standard test method
for sediment in
crude oil by
membrane
filtration.
27-11........................ ASTM D-445......... Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids.
27-14........................ ASTM D-2622........ Standard test method
for sulfur in
petroleum and
petroleum products
by wavelength
energy-dispersive X-
Ray spectrometer.
27-46........................ ASTM D-5002........ Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
crude oils by
digital density
analyzer.
27-48........................ ASTM D-4052........ Standard test method
for density and
relative density of
liquids by digital
density analyzer.
27-53........................ ASTM D-2709........ Standard test method
for water &
sediment in middle
distillate fuels by
centrifuge.
27-58........................ ASTM D-5191........ 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
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: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-02961 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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