[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90860-90861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30120]


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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.

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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 4, 2016.

DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec 
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on 
August 4, 2016. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled 
for August 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, 36 Mileed Way, 
Avenel, NJ 07001, 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
                                                   (Hydrometer Method).
27-02..................  D1298                    Standard Test Method
                                                   for Density, Relative
                                                   Density (Specific
                                                   Gravity), or API
                                                   Gravity of Crude
                                                   Petroleum and Liquid
                                                   Petroleum Products by
                                                   Hydrometer Method.
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.
27-05..................  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.
27-08..................  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.
27-14..................  D2622                    Standard Test Method
                                                   for Sulfur in
                                                   Petroleum Products.
27-20..................  D4057                    Standard Practice for
                                                   Manual Sampling of
                                                   Petroleum and
                                                   Petroleum Products.
27-21..................  D4177                    Standard Practice for
                                                   the Automatic
                                                   Sampling of Petroleum
                                                   and Petroleum
                                                   Products.
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.
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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: December 7, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
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