[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19213-19214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07864]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK) 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 (Kenai, AK), 
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK), 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 6, 2023.

DATES: AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 6, 2023. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for June 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC,

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46170 Spruce Place, Kenai, AK 99611, 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 (Kenai, AK) 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...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    AmSpec LLC (Kenai, AK) 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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27-14.................  D 2622                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Sulfur in Petroleum
                                                Products by Wavelength
                                                Dispersive X-ray
                                                Fluorescence
                                                Spectrometry.
27-46.................  D 5002                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Density, Relative
                                                Density, and API Gravity
                                                of Crude Oils by Digital
                                                Density Analyzer.
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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. https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.

Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-07864 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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