Notice2025-12537

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

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Published
July 7, 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 (Deer Park (Vopak), 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 21, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29878-29879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


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

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Saybolt LP (Deer Park (Vopak), 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 21, 2024.

DATES: Saybolt LP (Deer Park (Vopak), TX) was approved and accredited 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 21, 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, 2759 Independence Parkway, 
Deer Park, TX 77539, 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 (Vopak), 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 (Deer Park (Vopak), 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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27-08.................  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).
27-48.................  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.
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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#4f0c0d1f082e3a282a3d3c032e2d3c0f2c2d3f612b273c61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a49485a4d6b7f6d6f7879466b68794a69687a246e6279246d657c">[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. 2025-12537 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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