[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24365-24366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10814]


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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 14, 2017.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 14, 2017. 
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christopher J. Mocella, 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, 301 North Omaha 
Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78408, 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.
11.1.............................  Temperature and Pressure Volume
                                    Correction Factors.
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 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.

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27-14.............  D2622                Standard Test Method for Sulfur
                                          in Petroleum Products.
27-46.............  D5002                Standard Test Method for
                                          Density and Relative Density
                                          of Crude Oils by Digital
                                          Density Analyzer.
27-48.............  D4052                Standard Test Method for
                                          Density and Relative Density
                                          of Liquids by Digital Density
                                          Meter.
27-58.............  D5191                Standard Test Method For Vapor
                                          Pressure of Petroleum Products
                                          (Mini Method).
Pending...........  D4007                Standard Test Method for Water
                                          and Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                          the Centrifuge Method
                                          (Laboratory Procedure).
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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: May 15, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-10814 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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