[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3710-3711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00946]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Texas City, 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 (Texas City,
TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Saybolt LP (Texas City, 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
April 3, 2018.
DATES: Saybolt LP (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 3, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, 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, 220 Texas Avenue, Texas
City, TX 77590, 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 (Texas City, 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.
5.................................. Metering.
7.................................. Temperature Determination.
8.................................. Sampling.
12................................. Calculations.
17................................. Marine Measurement.
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Saybolt LP (Texas City, 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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27-02................. 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................. D 4006................ Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oil by
Distillation.
27-04................. D 95.................. Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-05................. D 4928................ Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl
Fischer Titration.
27-06................. D 473................. Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils
and Fuel Oils by the
Extraction Method.
27-13................. D 4294................ Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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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
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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: January 7, 2020.
Larry D. Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2020-00946 Filed 1-21-20; 8:45 am]
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