Notice2025-11702

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

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Published
June 25, 2025

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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Abstract

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Saybolt LP (Nederland, 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 14, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27045-27046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt LP (Nederland, 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 (Nederland, 
TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (Nederland, 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 14, 2024.

DATES: Saybolt LP (Nederland, TX) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 14, 2024. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

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, 4144 N Twin City Hwy, 
Nederland, TX 77627, 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 (Nederland, 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.
7..................................  Temperature Determination.
8..................................  Sampling.
12.................................  Calculation of Petroleum
                                      Quantities.
17.................................  Marine Measurement.
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    Saybolt LP (Nederland, 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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27-03...............  D4006........  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                      Crude Oil 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.
27-13...............  D4294........  Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                      Petroleum and Petroleum Products
                                      by Energy-Dispersive X-ray
                                      Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-48...............  D4052........  Standard Test Method for Density,
                                      Relative Density, and API Gravity
                                      of Liquids by Digital Density
                                      Meter.
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#c88b8a988fa9bdafadbabb84a9aabb88abaab8e6aca0bbe6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2a1a0b2a5839785879091ae838091a2818092cc868a91cc858d94">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. <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>.

Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-11702 Filed 6-24-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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