[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35181-35182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14347]


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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 
February 20, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
February 20, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for February 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

[[Page 35182]]

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, 1906 Suntide Rd, 
Corpus Christi, TX 78409, 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) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

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      CBPL No.               ASTM                      Title
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27-01..............  D-287                API gravity of crude petroleum
                                           and petroleum products
                                           (hydrometer method).
27-02..............  D-1298               Density, Relative density, or
                                           API gravity of crude
                                           petroleum and liquid
                                           petroleum products by
                                           hydrometer meter.
27-48..............  D-4052               Density and Relative density
                                           of liquids by digital density
                                           meter.
27-05..............  D-4928               Water in crude oils by
                                           coulometric Karl Fishcher
                                           Titration.
27-04..............  D-95                 Water in Petroleum products
                                           and bituminous materials by
                                           distillation.
27-03..............  D-4006               Water in crude oil by
                                           distillation.
27-06..............  D-473                Sediment in crude oils and
                                           fuel oils by extraction
                                           method.
27-13..............  D-4294               Sulfur in petroleum and
                                           petroleum products by energy-
                                           dispersive X-ray fluorescence
                                           spectrometer.
27-14..............  D-2622               Test method for sulfur in
                                           petroleum products (X-ray
                                           spectrographic methods).
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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://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories

    Dated: June 11, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-14347 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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