[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50058-50059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20649]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (La Porte, 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 (La Porte,
TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (La Porte, 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
April 10, 2019.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (La Porte, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of April 10, 2019. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 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, 1836 Miller Cut Off Rd., La
Porte, TX 77571, has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain
petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum
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products for customs purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
AmSpec LLC (La Porte, 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............................... Marine Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (La Porte, 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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27-01.............. D 287 Standard Test Method for API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Petroleum Products
(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.
27-06.............. D 473 Standard Test Method for
Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction
Method.
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.
27-48.............. D 4052 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density,
and API Gravity of Liquids by
Digital Density Meter.
27-50.............. D 93 Standard Test Methods for
Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens
Closed Cup Tester.
27-54.............. D 1796 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Fuel Oils 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: September 5, 2019.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2019-20649 Filed 9-23-19; 8:45 am]
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