[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18046-18047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06992]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec Services, LLC, 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 
May 23, 2013.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
May 23, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for 
May 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited 
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services, 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 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 174 Cash Street, 
South Portland, ME 04106, 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. AmSpec Services, LLC 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..................................  Calculations.
17..................................  Maritime measurement.
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    AmSpec Services, LLC 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)

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and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

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            CBPL No.                   ASTM               Title
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27-01...........................  D287.........  Standard Test Method
                                                  for API Gravity of
                                                  crude Petroleum and
                                                  Petroleum Products.
27-02...........................  D1298........  Standard Practice for
                                                  Density, Relative
                                                  Density (Specific
                                                  Gravity), or API
                                                  Gravity of Crude
                                                  Petroleum and Liquid
                                                  Petroleum Products by
                                                  Hydrometer Meter.
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.
27-08...........................  D86..........  Standard Test Method
                                                  for Distillation of
                                                  Petroleum Products.
27-11...........................  D445.........  Standard Test Method
                                                  for Kinematic
                                                  Viscosity of
                                                  Transparent and Opaque
                                                  Liquids.
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.
27-23...........................  D975.........  Standard Specification
                                                  for Diesel Fuel Oils.
27-26...........................  D4814........  Standard Specification
                                                  for Automotive Spark-
                                                  Ignition Engine Fuel.
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.
27-58...........................  D5191........  Standard Test Method
                                                  For Vapor Pressure of
                                                  Petroleum Products.
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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 [email protected]. Please 
reference the Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories: http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf.

    Date: March 24, 2014.
 Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-06992 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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