Notice2023-20702
Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana) has been approved to gauge and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next four years as of July 15, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65712-65713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20702]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana)
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. (St. Rose, Louisiana) has been approved to gauge and
accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs
purposes for the next four years as of July 15, 2021.
DATES: Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana), was accredited and approved
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 15, 2021. The next
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., 190 James Drive East, Suite
110, St. Rose, Louisiana 70087, has been approved to gauge 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 as of July 15, 2021.\1\
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\1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19,
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter">https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter</a>.
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Saybolt LP., is approved for the following gauging procedures for
petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by 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 Measurements.
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Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana), 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 method Title
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27-01.................................... D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of
Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
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.
27-46.................................... D5002 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
27-48.................................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50.................................... D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
27-54.................................... D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and
Sediment in Crude Oil by Centrifuge
Method (Laboratory Procedure).
N/A...................................... D1160 Standard Test Method for Distillation of
Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure.
N/A...................................... D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and
Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge
Method (Laboratory Procedure).
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5c6c7d58bc9c4c7cdd4e5c1cdd68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2f2e3c62202d2e243d0c28243f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference the website listed below for the current CBP Approved Gaugers
and Accredited Laboratories List.
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20702 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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