Notice2023-20692
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 25, 2023
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 four years as of March 3, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65709-65710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20692]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 (Everett,
MA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 four years as of
March 3, 2020.
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DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of March 3, 2020. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for March 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-
344-3974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec, LLC, 30 Commercial St., Everett,
MA 02149, 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 as of March 3, 2020.\1\
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\1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19,
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter">https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter</a>.
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AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 Data.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Marine Measurement.
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AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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.
27-04.................................... 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 at Atmospheric
Pressure.
27-11.................................... D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic
Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque
Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-14.................................... D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products by Wavelength
Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
27-20.................................... D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-21.................................... D4177 Standard Practice for the Automatic
Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum
Products.
27-48.................................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative
Density, and API Gravity 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 (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58.................................... D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of
Petroleum Products (Mini Method).
N/A...................................... D3606 Standard Test Method for Determination of
Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and
Aviation Gasoline by Gas Chromatography.
N/A...................................... D5599 Standard Test Method for Determination of
Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas
Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame
Ionization Detection.
N/A...................................... D5769 Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and
Total Aromatics in Finished Gasolines by
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fcccddfc8eefae8eafdfcc3eeedfccfecedffa1ebe7fca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5d4c6d1f7e3f1f3e4e5daf7f4e5d6f5f4e6b8f2fee5b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
<a href="http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-20692 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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