[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10503-10504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04758]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Cape Canaveral, FL) 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 LLC (Cape
Canaveral, FL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Cape Canaveral, FL), 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 September 28, 2017.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Cape Canaveral, FL) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 28, 2017. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, 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 LLC, 191 Center St., Suite 102,
Cape Canaveral, FL 32920, 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 LLC (Cape
Canaveral, FL) 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 LLC (Cape Canaveral, FL) 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
(Hydrometer Method).
27-02.............. D1298 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API
Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products
by Hydrometer Method.
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.
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27-58.............. D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor
Pressure of Petroleum
Products (Mini 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 website 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: March 5, 2018.
James D. Sweet,
Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2018-04758 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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