[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24135-24136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11090]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX) 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 (Freeport,
TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX), 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
March 7, 2018.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 7, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for March 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Mocella, Laboratories
and Scientific Services, 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, 2004 Victoria Ln., Freeport,
TX 77541, 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 (Freeport, TX) 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.
11.1............................. Temperature-Correction Factors.
12............................... Calculations.
17............................... Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX) 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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27-06................. 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.
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27-13................. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46................. D5002 Standard Test Method for Density
and Relative Density of Crude
Oils by Digital Density
Analyzer.
Pending............... D3227 Standard Test Method for (Thiol
Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gasoline,
Kerosene, Aviation Turbine, and
Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric
Method).
Pending............... D4007 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Crude Oil by the
Centrifuge Method (Laboratory
Procedure).
Pending............... D4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment
in Crude Oil by Membrane
Filtration.
Pending............... D5705 Standard Test Method for
Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide
in the Vapor Phase Above
Residual Fuel Oils.
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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: May 16, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-11090 Filed 5-23-18; 8:45 am]
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