[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15026-15027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06376]


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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 
October 27, 2014.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
October 27, 2014. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for October 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 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 4075 Sprig Driver, 
Suite A, Concord, CA 94520, 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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1.........................................  Vocabulary.
3.........................................  Tank gauging.
7.........................................  Temperature determination.
8.........................................  Sampling.
11........................................  Physical Properties.
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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27-13.........................  ASTM D-4294......  Standard test method
                                                    for sulfur in
                                                    petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    by energy-dispersive
                                                    x-ray fluorescence
                                                    spectrometry.
27-06.........................  ASTM D-473.......  Standard test method
                                                    for sediment in
                                                    crude oils and fuel
                                                    oils by the
                                                    extraction method.
27-01.........................  ASTM D-287.......  Standard test method
                                                    for API gravity of
                                                    crude petroleum and
                                                    petroleum products
                                                    (hydrometer method).
27-46.........................  ASTM D-5002......  Standard test method
                                                    for density and
                                                    relative density of
                                                    crude oils by
                                                    digital density
                                                    analyzer.
27-05.........................  ASTM D-4928......  Standard test method
                                                    for water in crude
                                                    oils by Coulometric
                                                    Karl Fischer
                                                    Titration.
27-48.........................  D-4052...........  Density and Relative
                                                    density of liquids
                                                    by digital density
                                                    meter.
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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


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    Dated: March 13, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2015-06376 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am]
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