[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49254-49255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20148]


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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 
April 30, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
April 30, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for April 2018.

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 49255]]

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, 4370 Oakes Rd., 
Unit 732, Davie FL 33314, 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.
9.........................................  Density Determinations.
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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27-02...................................  D1298......................  Standard Practice for Density, Relative
                                                                        Density (Specific Gravity), or API
                                                                        Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
                                                                        Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Meter.
27-04...................................  D95........................  Standard Test Method for Water in
                                                                        Petroleum Products and Bituminous
                                                                        Materials by Distillation.
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.
27-20...................................  D4057......................  Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
                                                                        Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-48...................................  D4052......................  Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                        Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                        Density Meter.
27-54...................................  D1796......................  Standard Test Method for Water and
                                                                        Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge
                                                                        Method.
27-57...................................  D7039......................  Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                        Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by
                                                                        Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-
                                                                        Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

    Dated: August 6, 2015.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
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