[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65711-65712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20699]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (East 
Providence, RI) 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 Services, LLC 
(East Providence, RI) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 September 17, 2021.

DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) was approved and 
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 17, 
2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for September 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12

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and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 66 Valley St., East 
Providence, RI 02914, 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 September 17, 
2021.\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 Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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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27-08....................................  D86                        Standard Test Method for Distillation of
                                                                       Petroleum Products.
27-14....................................  D2622                      Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                       Petroleum Products.
27-20....................................  D4057                      Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
                                                                       Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-48....................................  D4052                      Standard Test Method for Density and
                                                                       Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
                                                                       Density Meter.
27-57....................................  D7039                      Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
                                                                       Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic
                                                                       Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
                                                                       Spectrometry.
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.

James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories and Scientific Services 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20699 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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