[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22303]
[[Page 63782]]
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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
February 17, 2016.
DATES: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on February 17, 2016.
The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for February 2019.
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, 1203 East Highway
30, Gonzales, LA 70737, 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.
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.
27-03................... D4006 Standard Test Method for
Water in Crude Oil 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.
27-11................... 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.
27-54................... D1796 Standard Test Method for
Water and Sediment in Fuel
Oils by the Centrifuge
Method.
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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: September 12, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-22303 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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