[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64852-64853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27195]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Yorktown, VA) 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 (Yorktown,
VA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Yorktown, VA), 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 14, 2018.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Yorktown, VA) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 14, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, 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, 100-B Redoubt Rd., Yorktown,
VA 23692, 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 (Yorktown, VA) 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.
12................................ Calculations.
17................................ Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (Yorktown, VA) 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.............. D 1298............. Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Method.
27-04.............. D 95............... Standard Test Method for Water
in Petroleum Products and
Bituminous Materials by
Distillation.
27-06.............. D 473.............. Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction
Method.
27-08.............. D 86............... Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.............. D 445.............. Standard Test Method for
Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13.............. D 4294............. Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy-
Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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27-14.............. D 2622............. Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum Products
by Wavelength Dispersive X-
Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-48.............. D 4052............. Standard Test Method for
Density and Relative Density
of Liquids by Digital Density
Meter.
27-53.............. D 2709............. Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Middle
Distillate Fuels by
Centrifuge.
27-57.............. D 7039............. Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel by Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-58.............. D 5191............. 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 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: December 6, 2018.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-27195 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]
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