Notice2023-21212
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Texas City, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
September 28, 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 (Texas City, 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 four years as of August 3, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66866-66867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21212]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Texas City, 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 (Texas
City, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec, LLC (Texas City, 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 four years as of
August 3, 2022.
DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 3, 2022. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for August 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, 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, 3208 5th Avenue South,
Texas City, TX 77590, 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 August 3, 2022.\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 (Texas City, 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.................................. Physical Properties Data.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec, LLC (Texas City, 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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27-03.................. 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.
27-05.................. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
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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
(and Calculation of Dynamic
Viscosity).
27-13.................. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy-Dispersive X-
ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14.................. D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur
in Petroleum Products by
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-46.................. D5002 Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density, and
API Gravity of Crude Oils by
Digital Density Analyzer.
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.
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#7d3e3f2d3a1c081a180f0e311c1f0e3d1e1f0d5319150e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="256667756244504240575669444756654647550b414d560b424a53">[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. 2023-21212 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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