[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7555-7556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02954]


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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 
July 29, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
July 29, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for 
July 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 
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, 1300 North 
Delaware St., Paulsboro, NJ 08066, 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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27-01.........................  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.
27-06.........................  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.
27-48.........................  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.
27-53.........................  D2709............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water and
                                                    Sediment in Middle
                                                    Distillate Fuels by
                                                    Centrifuge.
27-54.........................  D1796............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water and
                                                    Sediment in Fuel
                                                    Oils by the
                                                    Centrifuge Method.
27-58.........................  D5191............  Standard Test Method
                                                    For Vapor Pressure
                                                    of Petroleum
                                                    Products.
Pending.......................  D4377............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Kinematic
                                                    Viscosity of
                                                    Transparent and
                                                    Opaque Liquids (and
                                                    Calculation of
                                                    Dynamic Viscosity).
Pending.......................  D3606............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Benzene and Toluene
                                                    in Finished Motor
                                                    and Aviation
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography.
Pending.......................  D2699............  Octane Number of
                                                    Spark-Ignition
                                                    Engine Fuel.
Pending.......................  D2700............  Motor Octane Number
                                                    of Spark-Ignition
                                                    Engine Fuel.
Pending.......................  D5599............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Determination of
                                                    Oxygenates in
                                                    Gasoline by Gas
                                                    Chromatography and
                                                    Oxygen Selective
                                                    Flame Ionization
                                                    Detection.
Pending.......................  D5769............  Determination of
                                                    Benzene, Toluene,
                                                    and Total Aromatics
                                                    in Finished
                                                    Gasolines by Gas
                                                    Chromatography/Mass
                                                    Spectrometry.
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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: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-02954 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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