Notice2023-20699
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 September 17, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65711-65712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20699]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (East
Providence, RI) 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
(East Providence, RI) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 September 17, 2021.
DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) was approved and
accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 17,
2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for September 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501N, Washington, DC 20229, tel.
202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12
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and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 66 Valley St., East
Providence, RI 02914, 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 September 17,
2021.\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 Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 Data.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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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27-08.................................... D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of
Petroleum Products.
27-14.................................... D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Petroleum Products.
27-20.................................... D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of
Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-48.................................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and
Relative Density of Liquids by Digital
Density Meter.
27-57.................................... D7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel by Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc9f9e8c9bbda9bbb9aeaf90bdbeaf9cbfbeacf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22616072654357454750516e434051624140520c464a510c454d54">[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
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20699 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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