[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7553-7554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02960]
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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
August 12, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
August 12, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled
for August 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, 100-B Redoubt Rd.,
Yorktown, VA 23692, 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.
9......................................... Density Determinations.
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):
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
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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.
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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27-02......................... D1298............ Standard Practice for
Density, Relative
Density (Specific
Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid
Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Meter
27-04......................... 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
27-57......................... 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
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Dated: February 5, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-02960 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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