[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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