[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18046-18047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06992]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, 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,
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC, 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
May 23, 2013.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
May 23, 2013. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for
May 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, 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 Services, LLC, 174 Cash Street,
South Portland, ME 04106, 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 Services, LLC 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.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime measurement.
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AmSpec Services, LLC 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)
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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.
27-02........................... D1298........ Standard Practice for
Density, Relative
Density (Specific
Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products by
Hydrometer Meter.
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.
27-11........................... D445......... Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque
Liquids.
27-13........................... D4294........ Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by
Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-14........................... D2622........ Standard Test Method
for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products.
27-23........................... D975......... Standard Specification
for Diesel Fuel Oils.
27-26........................... D4814........ Standard Specification
for Automotive Spark-
Ignition Engine Fuel.
27-48........................... D4052........ Standard Test Method
for Density and
Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-50........................... D93.......... Standard Test Methods
for Flash-Point by
Pensky-Martens Closed
Cup Tester.
27-58........................... D5191........ Standard Test Method
For Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products.
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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 Web site listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories: http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/basic_trade/labs_scientific_svcs/commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/gaulist.pdf.
Date: March 24, 2014.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-06992 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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