[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42523-42524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18111]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Mobile, AL) 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 (Mobile,
AL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Mobile, AL), 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
April 4, 2018.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Mobile, AL) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 4, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, Laboratories
and Scientific Services, 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, 5237 Halls Mill Rd.,
Building U, Mobile, AL 36619, 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 (Mobile, AL) 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 (Mobile, AL) 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.
27-04........................ 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.
27-11........................ 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.
27-46........................ D5002 Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Crude Oils by Digital
Density Analyzer.
Pending...................... D3230 Standard Test Method
for Salts in Crude Oil
(Electrometric
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 website 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: August 14, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-18111 Filed 8-21-18; 8:45 am]
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