[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 20903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09832]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) 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 (Texas City, 
TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX), 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 
September 26, 2018.

DATES: AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 26, 2018. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 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, 3208 5th Avenue South, Texas 
City, TX 77590, 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 (Texas City, TX) 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................................  Physical Properties Data.
12................................  Calculations.
17................................  Maritime Measurement.
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    AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) 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.
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 at Atmospheric
                                               Pressure.
27-11....................  D445               Standard Test Method for
                                               Kinematic Viscosity of
                                               Transparent and Opaque
                                               Liquids (and Calculation
                                               of Dynamic Viscosity).
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 by Wavelength
                                               Dispersive X-Ray
                                               Fluorescence
                                               Spectrometry.
27-46....................  D5002              Standard Test Method for
                                               Density, Relative
                                               Density, and API Gravity
                                               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.
27-54....................  D1796              Standard Test Method for
                                               Water and Sediment in
                                               Fuel Oils by the
                                               Centrifuge Method.
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 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: May 3, 2019.
Patricia Hawes Coleman,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-09832 Filed 5-10-19; 8:45 am]
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