[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7553-7554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02960]


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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 
August 12, 2015.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
August 12, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for August 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, 100-B Redoubt Rd., 
Yorktown, VA 23692, 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): 
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

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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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           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
27-48.........................  D4052............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter
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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    Dated: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-02960 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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