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CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–01 ........... ASTM D–287 ...... Standard test method for API Gravity of crude petroleum products and petroleum products (Hydrometer 

Method). 

27–03 ........... ASTM D–4006 .... Standard test method for water in crude oil by distillation. 

27–48 ........... ASTM D–4052 .... Standard test method for density and relative density of liquids by digital density meter. 

27–13 ........... ASTM D–4294 .... Standard test method for sulfur in petroleum and petroleum products by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. 

27–04 ........... ASTM D–95 ........ Standard test method for water in petroleum products and bituminous materials by distillation.

27–05 ........... ASTM D–4928 .... Standard Test Method for Water in crude oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration. 

27–46 ........... ASTM D–5002 .... Standard test method for density and relative density. 

27–11 ........... ASTM D–445 ...... Standard test method for kinematic viscosity of transparent and opaque liquids (and calculations of dynamic 

viscosity). 

27–54 ........... ASTM D–1796 .... Standard test method for water and sediment in fuel oils by the centrifuge method (Laboratory procedure). 

27–06 ........... ASTM D–473 ...... Standard test method for sediment in crude oils and fuel oils by the extraction method. 

27–50 ........... ASTM D–93 ........ Standard test methods for flash point by Penske-Martens Closed Cup Tester. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct laboratory analyses should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is accredited by 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

to conduct the specific test requested. 

Alternatively, inquiries regarding the 

specific test this entity is accredited 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 CBPGaugersLabs@

cbp.dhs.gov. Please reference the Web 

site listed below for a complete listing 

of CBP approved gaugers and accredited 

laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/

labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28029 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Saybolt, LP, as a 

Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Saybolt, 

LP, as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Saybolt, LP, has been approved to gauge 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products for customs purposes for the 

next three years as of June 11, 2014. 

DATES: The approval of Saybolt, LP, as 

commercial gauger became effective on 

June 11, 2014. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

June 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Approved Gauger and Accredited 

Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, 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 151.13, 

that Saybolt, LP, 190 James Dr. East, 

Suite 110, St. Rose, LA 70087, has been 

approved to gauge petroleum and 

certain petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. Saybolt, 

LP 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. 

7 ....................... Temperature determination. 

8 ....................... Sampling. 

11 ..................... Physical properties. 

12 ..................... Calculations. 

17 ..................... Maritime measurement. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity 

to conduct gauger services should 

request and receive written assurances 

from the entity that it is approved by the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific gauger service 

requested. Alternatively, inquiries 

regarding the specific gauger service this 

entity is 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 

CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please 

reference the Web site listed below for 

a complete listing of CBP approved 

gaugers and accredited laboratories. 

http://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28018 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2014–N212; 

FXES1112040000–156–FF04EF2000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Receipt of Application for 

Incidental Take Permit; Availability of 

Proposed Low-Effect Habitat 

Conservation Plan and Associated 

Documents; Polk County, FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment/information. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of an incidental take permit 

(ITP) application and a Habitat 

Conservation Plan (HCP). Vulcan 

Materials Company, Florida Rock 

Division (dba Florida Rock Industries, 

Inc., a subsidiary of Vulcan Materials 

Company) (applicant), requests an ITP 

under the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (Act). The applicant’s 

HCP describes the minimization and 

mitigation measures proposed to 

address the effects of the project on the 

sand skink and gopher tortoise. We 

invite written comments on the ITP 

application and HCP. 

DATES: Written comments on the ITP 

application and HCP should be sent to 

the South Florida Ecological Services 

Office (see ADDRESSES) and should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below for 

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information on how to submit your 

comments on the ITP application and 

HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP 

application and HCP by writing the 

South Florida Ecological Services 

Office, Attn: Permit number TE42144B– 

0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 

20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. 

In addition, we will make the ITP 

application and HCP available for 

public inspection by appointment 

during normal business hours at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brian Powell, Wildlife Biologist, South 

Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero 

Beach, FL (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 

772–562–3909, extension 315. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

announce the availability of an ITP 

application and HCP. Vulcan Materials 

Company, Florida Rock Division (dba 

Florida Rock Industries, Inc., a 

subsidiary of Vulcan Materials 

Company) (applicant), requests an ITP 

under the Act. The applicant proposes 

incremental mining of sand reserves 

throughout the permitted mining limits 

of the approximately 537.46-acre project 

area over the life of the mine. 

Construction activities associated with 

the Sandland Sand Mine (project) will 

take place within Sections 31 and 32, 

Township 29 South, Range 28 East, and 

Sections 5 and 6, Township 30 South, 

Range 28 East, Polk County, Florida. 

The project has been divided into 10 

phases (1B, 2, 3–10), based on the 

anticipated progression of the mining 

operation. Within the first three phases 

(1B–3) the applicant anticipates 

impacting about 17.71 acres of breeding, 

feeding, and sheltering habitat for the 

sand skink (Neopseps reynoldsi), 

bluetail mole skink (Eumeces egregius 

lividus), and gopher tortoise (Gopherus 

polyphemus), incidental to land 

preparation for the expansion of existing 

sand mining operations within the 

project. The extent of direct impacts in 

future phases is currently 

undetermined; however, based on the 

current USFWS guidelines, within the 

remaining phases (4–10), approximately 

150.98 acres of the site appear to be 

suitable for the two skink species and 

the gopher tortoise. The applicant’s HCP 

describes the minimization and 

mitigation measures proposed to 

address the effects of the project on the 

skinks and gopher tortoise. 

Applicant’s Proposed Project 

We received an application from the 

applicant for an ITP, along with a 

proposed HCP. The applicant requests a 

15-year permit under section 10(a)(1)(B) 

of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The 

applicant proposes incremental mining 

of sand reserves throughout the 

permitted mining limits of the 

approximately 537.46-acre project area 

over the life of the mine. The project has 

been divided into 10 phases, based on 

the anticipated progression of the 

mining operation. Within the first three 

phases (1B–3), the applicant anticipates 

impacting about 17.71 acres of breeding, 

feeding, and sheltering habitat for the 

sand skink, bluetail mole skink, and 

gopher tortoise, incidental to land 

preparation for project. 

The extent of direct impacts in future 

phases is currently undetermined; 

however, based on the current USFWS 

guidelines, within Phases 4–10, 

approximately 150.98 acres of the site 

appear to be suitable for the two skink 

species and the gopher tortoise. The 

applicant’s HCP describes the 

minimization and mitigation measures 

proposed to address the effects of the 

project on the skinks and gopher 

tortoise. In advance of the progression of 

the mining operations into future 

phases, quantitative surveys will be 

conducted for the skinks and gopher 

tortoises to determine the occupancy 

and extent of occupancy within these 

suitable areas. The completion of these 

surveys will be subject to the Service’s 

approved survey guidelines at the time 

the surveys are conducted. 

The applicant proposes to mitigate for 

impacts to occupied skink habitat 

within Phases 1B–3 at a ratio of 2:1, by 

purchasing approximately 35.42 

mitigation bank credits at the Tiger 

Creek Conservation Bank in Polk 

County, Florida, a bank within the 

service area of skinks. Direct impacts to 

occupied skink habitat within the future 

phases will be mitigated at the same 

ratio, utilizing the same mitigation bank. 

Additionally, the applicant proposes to 

mitigate for impacts to occupied gopher 

tortoise habitat within Phases 1B–4, as 

well as in future phases, by relocating 

gopher tortoises and any recovered eggs 

to a recipient site approved by the 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 

Commission. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicant’s 

project, including the mitigation 

measures, will individually and 

cumulatively have a minor or negligible 

effect on the species covered in the 

HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is 

a ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 

CFR 1506.6), as provided by the 

Department of the Interior Manual (516 

DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 

Appendix 1). We base our 

determination that issuance of the ITP 

qualifies as a low-effect action on the 

following three criteria: (1) 

Implementation of the project would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

Implementation of the project would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

other environmental values or 

resources; and (3) Impacts of the project, 

considered together with the impacts of 

other past, present, and reasonably 

foreseeable similarly situated projects, 

would not result, over time, in 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources that would be 

considered significant. The applicants’ 

proposed project qualifies as a ‘‘loweffect’’ project, as more fully explained 

in our environmental action statement 

and associated Low Effect Screening 

Form. This preliminary determination 

may be revised based on our review of 

public comments that we receive in 

response to this notice. 

Public Comment 

If you wish to comment on the ITP 

application and HCP, you may submit 

comments by any one of the following 

methods: 

Email: Brian_Powell@fws.gov. Use 

‘‘Attn: Permit number TE42144B–0’’ as 

your message subject line. 

Fax: Brian Powell, (772) 562–4288, 

Attn.: Permit number TE42144B–0. 

U.S. mail: Brian Powell, Wildlife 

Biologist, South Florida Ecological 

Services Field Office, Attn: Permit 

number TE42144B–0, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero 

Beach, FL 32960–3559. 

In-person drop-off: You may drop off 

information during regular business 

hours at the above office address. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the HCP 

and comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the application meet 

the requirements of section 10(a) of the 

Act. The Service will also evaluate 

whether issuance of the section 

10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 

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Service section 7 consultation. The 

results of this consultation, in 

combination with the above findings, 

will be used in the final analysis to 

determine whether or not to issue the 

ITP. If it is determined that the 

requirements of the Act are met, the ITP 

will be issued. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under Section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Robert Progulske, 

Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological 

Services Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28005 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2014–N226; FXES1113

0200000–156–FF02ENEH00] 

Receipt of Six Incidental Take Permit 

Applications for Participation in the Oil 

and Gas Industry Conservation Plan 

for the American Burying Beetle in 

Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Endangered 

Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on six incidental 

take permit applications for take of the 

federally listed American burying beetle 

resulting from activities associated with 

the construction, operation, 

maintenance, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas 

pipelines and related well field 

activities in Oklahoma. If approved, the 

permits would be issued under the 

approved Oil and Gas Industry 

Conservation Plan Associated with 

Issuance of Endangered Species Act 

Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the 

American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma 

(ICP). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

December 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of 

all documents and submit comments on 

the applicant’s ITP application by one of 

the following methods. Please refer to 

the permit number when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Endangered 

Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306, 

Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@

fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S. 

mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box 

1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 

87103; or by telephone at 505–248– 

6651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

Under the Endangered Species Act, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act), 

we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

invite the public to comment on six 

incidental take permit (ITP) applications 

for take of the federally listed American 

burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus) resulting from activities 

associated with the construction, 

operation, maintenance, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas 

pipelines and related well field 

activities in Oklahoma. If approved, the 

permits would be issued to the 

applicants under the Oil and Gas 

Industry Conservation Plan Associated 

with Issuance of Endangered Species 

Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the 

American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma 

(ICP). The ICP was made available for 

comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR 

21480), and approved on May 21, 2014 

(publication of the finding of no 

significant impact (FONSI) notice was 

on July 25, 2014; 79 FR 43504). The ICP 

and the associated environmental 

assessment/FONSI are available on the 

Web site at http://www.fws.gov/

southwest/es/oklahoma/ABBICP. 

However, we are no longer taking 

comments on these documents. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies, and the public to 

comment on the following applications 

under the ICP, for incidental take of the 

federally listed American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus; ABB). Please 

refer to the appropriate permit number 

(i.e., TE–XXXXXX) when requesting 

application documents and when 

submitting comments. Documents and 

other information the applicants have 

submitted with this application are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

Permit TE–49742B 

Applicant: BP America Production 

Company, Houston, TX. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

oil and gas upstream production, 

including geophysical exploration 

(seismic) and construction, 

maintenance, operation, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas well 

field infrastructure within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–49745B 

Applicant: PetroQuest Energy, LLC, 

Tulsa, OK. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

oil and gas upstream production, 

including geophysical exploration 

(seismic) and construction, 

maintenance, operation, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas well 

field infrastructure within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–49749B 

Applicant: MarkWest Oklahoma Gas 

Company, LLC, Tulsa, OK. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

oil and gas midstream production, 

including construction, maintenance, 

operation, repair, decommissioning, and 

reclamation of oil and gas gathering, 

transmission, and distribution pipeline 

infrastructure within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–51880B 

Applicant: LINN Operating, Inc., 

Oklahoma City, OK. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

oil and gas upstream and midstream 

production, including geophysical 

exploration (seismic) and construction, 

maintenance, operation, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas well 

field infrastructure, as well as 

construction, maintenance, operation, 

repair, decommissioning, reclamation of 

oil and gas gathering, transmission, and 

distribution pipeline infrastructure 

within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–51520B 

Applicant: Bravo Arkoma, LLC, Tulsa, 

OK. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

oil and gas upstream and midstream 

production, including geophysical 

exploration (seismic) and construction, 

maintenance, operation, repair, and 

decommissioning of oil and gas well 

field infrastructure, as well as 

construction, maintenance, operation, 

repair, decommissioning, reclamation of 

oil and gas gathering, transmission, and 

distribution pipeline infrastructure 

within Oklahoma. 

Permit TE–B 

Applicant: Pantera Energy Company, 

Amarillo, TX. 

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