Notice2024-14360
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
July 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA), 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 May 11, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 54476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14360]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA) 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 (Belle
Chasse, LA) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA), 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 May 11, 2023.
DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 11, 2023. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for May 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, 9221 Highway 13, Belle
Chasse, LA 70037, 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 May 11, 2023.
AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA) 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.
12................................ Calculations.
17................................ Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec, LLC (Belle Chasse, LA) 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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27-02........................... D 1298................... Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density
(Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude
Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by
Hydrometer Method.
27-04........................... D 95..................... Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum
Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
27-06........................... D 473.................... Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and
Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
27-08........................... D 86..................... Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum
Products at Atmospheric Pressure.
27-11........................... D 445.................... Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of
Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of
Dynamic Viscosity).
27-13........................... D 4294................... Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and
Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-14........................... D 2622................... Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density,
and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density
Meter.
27-48........................... D 4052................... Standard Test Method for Density and Relative
Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
27-53........................... D 2709................... Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in
Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.
27-58........................... D 5191................... 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#d99a9b899eb8acbebcabaa95b8bbaa99babba9f7bdb1aaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="692a2b392e081c0e0c1b1a25080b1a290a0b19470d011a470e061f">[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. 2024-14360 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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