[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 130 (Thursday, July 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30657-30658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12859]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Corpus Christi, 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 (Corpus
Christi, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Corpus Christi, 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 July 23, 2024.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Corpus Christi, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of July 23, 2024. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A 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, 301 N. Omaha Dr., Corpus
Christi, TX 78408, 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 (Corpus Christi, 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............................... Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17............................... Marine Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (Corpus Christi, 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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27-02................. D1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density, or API Gravity
of Crude Petroleum and
Liquid Petroleum
Products by Hydrometer
Method.
27-03................. D4006 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oil by
Distillation.
27-04................. D95 Standard Test Method for
Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous
Materials by
Distillation.
27-05................. D4928 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oils by
Coulometric Karl Fischer
Titration.
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).
27-13................. D4294 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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27-14................. D2622 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Petroleum
Products by Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-46................. D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density, and API Gravity
of Crude Oils by Digital
Density Analyzer.
27-48................. D4052 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative
Density, and API Gravity
of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-58................. D5191 Standard Test Method for
Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products and
Liquid Fuels (Mini
Method).
N/A................... D4007 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in
Crude Oil 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.
Lina M. Acosta,
(A) Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-12859 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
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