[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24134-24135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11205]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Penuelas, PR) 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 (Penuelas,
PR), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Penuelas, PR), 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
January 31, 2018.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Penuelas, PR) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of January 31, 2018. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for January 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, Road 127, Km 15.6, Penuelas,
PR 00624,
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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 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.
11............................. Physical Properties.
12............................. Calculations.
17............................. Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec 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 (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.
27-48.................... 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.
27-54.................... 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 (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: May 16, 2018.
Dave Fluty,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-11205 Filed 5-23-18; 8:45 am]
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