[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48630-48631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19981]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St.
Croix, USVI) 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
(Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI), as a commercial gauger and
laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI), 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 5, 2019.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 5, 2019.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, 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, 9010 East Cottage, Suite 3,
Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI 00820, 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 (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI) 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.
11.................................. Physical Properties Data.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI) is accredited for the
following laboratory analysis procedures and methods for petroleum and
certain
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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.............. D 287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Petroleum Products
(Hydrometer Method).
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.
27-03.............. D 4006 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oil by Distillation.
27-04.............. D 95 Standard Test Method for Water
in Petroleum Products and
Bituminous Materials by
Distillation.
27-05.............. D 4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
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.
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.
27-50.............. D 93 Standard Test Methods for
Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
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).
N/A................ D 97 Standard Test Method for Pour
Point of Petroleum Products.
N/A................ D 130 Standard Test Method for
Corrosiveness to Copper from
Petroleum Products by Copper
Strip Test.
N/A................ D 381 Standard Test Method for Gum
Content in Fuels by Jet
Evaporation.
N/A................ D 525 Standard Test Method for
Oxidation Stability of
Gasoline (Induction Period
Method).
N/A................ D 1160 Standard Test Method for
Distillation of Petroleum
Products and Reduced
Pressure.
N/A................ D 1319 Standard Test Method for
Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid
Petroleum Products by
Fluorescent Indicator
Adsorption.
N/A................ D 2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud
Point of Petroleum Products
and Liquid Fuels.
N/A................ D 3606 Standard Test Method for
Determination of Benzene and
Toluene in Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
N/A................ D 5769 Determination of Benzene,
Toluene, and Total Aromatics
in Finished Gasolines by Gas
Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry.
N/A................ D 7671 Standard Test Method for
Corrosiveness to Silver by
Automotive Spark-Ignition
Engine Fuel-Silver Strip
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: September 5, 2019.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-19981 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
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