[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7555-7556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02954]
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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
July 29, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
July 29, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for
July 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate,
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, 1300 North
Delaware St., Paulsboro, NJ 08066, 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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1...................................... Vocabulary
3...................................... Tank Gauging
7...................................... Temperature Determination
8...................................... Sampling
11..................................... Physical Properties
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) 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.
27-06......................... 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.
27-48......................... 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.
27-53......................... 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.
27-58......................... D5191............ Standard Test Method
For Vapor Pressure
of Petroleum
Products.
Pending....................... D4377............ Standard Test Method
for Kinematic
Viscosity of
Transparent and
Opaque Liquids (and
Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
Pending....................... D3606............ Standard Test Method
for Determination of
Benzene and Toluene
in Finished Motor
and Aviation
Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography.
Pending....................... D2699............ Octane Number of
Spark-Ignition
Engine Fuel.
Pending....................... D2700............ Motor Octane Number
of Spark-Ignition
Engine Fuel.
Pending....................... D5599............ Standard Test Method
for Determination of
Oxygenates in
Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography and
Oxygen Selective
Flame Ionization
Detection.
Pending....................... 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 Web site listed below for a complete listing of
CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-02954 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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