[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22303]



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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 17, 2016.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 17, 2016. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2019.

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, 1203 East Highway 
30, Gonzales, LA 70737, 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.
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.
27-03...................  D4006              Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Crude Oil by
                                              Distillation.
27-05...................  D4928              Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Crude Oils by
                                              Coulometric Karl Fischer
                                              Titration.
27-06...................  D473               Standard Test Method for
                                              Sediment in Crude Oils and
                                              Fuel Oils by the
                                              Extraction Method.
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.
27-54...................  D1796              Standard Test Method for
                                              Water and Sediment in Fuel
                                              Oils by the Centrifuge
                                              Method.
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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: September 12, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-22303 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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