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Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Deer Park, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

A Notice by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 09/28/2023

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Published Document: 2023-21217 (88 FR 66881)

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Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

AGENCY:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Notice of accreditation and approval of Saybolt LP (Deer Park, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Saybolt LP (Deer Park, 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 August 18, 2022.

DATES:

Saybolt LP (Deer Park, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 18, 2022. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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, 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 (Deer Park, TX) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

API chapters Title
3 Tank Gauging.
5 Metering.
7 Temperature Determination.
8 Sampling.
12 Calculations.
17 Marine Measurement.

Saybolt LP (Deer Park, 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):

CBPL No. ASTM Title
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.
27-03 D4006 Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04 D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
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.
27-08 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.
27-14 D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46 D5002 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer.
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27-48 D4052 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-50 D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.

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 . 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. 2023-21217 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2023-21217 (88 FR 66881)