Notice2025-07872

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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May 6, 2025

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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT), 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 June 7, 2023.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19214-19215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07872]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) 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 (New Haven, 
CT), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT), 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 
June 7, 2023.

DATES: AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of June 7, 2023. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for June 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and

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Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 
202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC, 100 Wheeler St., Unit G, New 
Haven, CT 06512, 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 (New Haven, CT) 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.
12...............................  Calculations.
17...............................  Maritime Measurement.
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    AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) 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.................  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.
27-20.................  D 4057                 Standard Practice for
                                                Manual Sampling of
                                                Petroleum and Petroleum
                                                Products.
27-48.................  D 4052                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Density and Relative
                                                Density of Liquids by
                                                Digital Density Meter.
27-50.................  D 93                   Standard Test Methods for
                                                Flash-Point by Pensky-
                                                Martens Closed Cup
                                                Tester.
27-53.................  D 2709                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Water and Sediment in
                                                Middle Distillate Fuels
                                                by Centrifuge.
27-54.................  D 1796                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Water and Sediment in
                                                Fuel Oils by the
                                                Centrifuge Method.
27-58.................  D 5191                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Vapor Pressure of
                                                Petroleum Products (Mini
                                                Method).
N/A...................  D 97                   Standard Test Method for
                                                Pour Point of Petroleum
                                                Products.
N/A...................  D 2500                 Standard Test Method for
                                                Cloud Point of Petroleum
                                                Products and Liquid
                                                Fuels.
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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#e5a6a7b5a2849082809796a9848796a5868795cb818d96cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42010012052337252730310e232031022120326c262a316c252d34">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
Please reference the website listed below for a complete listing of CBP 
approved gaugers and accredited laboratories. <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories">https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories</a>.

Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-07872 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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