[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8735-8736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03557]
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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 13, 2015.
DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on
July 13, 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, 4117 Montgomery
St., Savannah, GA 31405, 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.
9................................ Density Determinations.
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.
27-05........................... 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.
27-20........................... D4057 Standard Practice for
Manual Sampling of
Petroleum and Petroleum
Products.
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.
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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.
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Dated: February 16, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-03557 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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