[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57464-57465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26144]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Destrehan, LA) 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 LLC (Destrehan, 
LA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec LLC (Destrehan, LA), 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 
June 15, 2017.

DATES: AmSpec LLC (Destrehan, LA) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 15, 2017. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, 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 LLC, 14682 Airline Hwy., 
Destrehan, LA 70047, 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 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.
12...................................  Calculations.
17...................................  Maritime Measurement.
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    AmSpec 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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27-03....................  D4006             Standard Test Method for
                                              Water in Crude Oil by
                                              Distillation.

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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.
27-07....................  D4807             Standard Test Method for
                                              Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                              Membrane Filtration.
27-08....................  D86               Standard Test Method for
                                              Distillation of Petroleum
                                              Products.
27-09....................  D4953             Standard Test Method for
                                              Vapor Pressure of Gasoline
                                              and Gasoline-Oxgenate
                                              Blends (Dry 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.
27-14....................  D2622             Standard Test Method for
                                              Sulfur in Petroleum
                                              Products (X-Ray
                                              Spectrographic Methods).
27-33....................  D5                Standard Test Method for
                                              Penetration of Bituminous
                                              Materials.
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.
27-50....................  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.
27-58....................  D5191             Standard Test Method For
                                              Vapor Pressure of
                                              Petroleum Products (Mini
                                              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: November 27, 2017.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2017-26144 Filed 12-4-17; 8:45 am]
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