[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65709-65710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20692]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 (Everett, 
MA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 four years as of 
March 3, 2020.

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DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 3, 2020. The next 
inspection date will be scheduled for March 2024.

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-
344-3974.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec, LLC, 30 Commercial St., Everett, 
MA 02149, 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 as of March 3, 2020.\1\
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    \1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, 
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time 
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to 
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled 
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval 
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial 
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR 
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19, 
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and 
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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    AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 (Everett, MA) 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.
27-06....................................  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).
27-14....................................  D2622                      Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                       Petroleum Products by Wavelength
                                                                       Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
                                                                       Spectrometry.
27-20....................................  D4057                      Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
                                                                       Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-21....................................  D4177                      Standard Practice for the Automatic
                                                                       Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum
                                                                       Products.
27-48....................................  D4052                      Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
                                                                       Density, and API Gravity 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 (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58....................................  D5191                      Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of
                                                                       Petroleum Products (Mini Method).
N/A......................................  D3606                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and
                                                                       Aviation Gasoline by Gas Chromatography.
N/A......................................  D5599                      Standard Test Method for Determination of
                                                                       Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas
                                                                       Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame
                                                                       Ionization Detection.
N/A......................................  D5769                      Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and
                                                                       Total Aromatics in Finished Gasolines by
                                                                       Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
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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.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20692 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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