Notice2025-12580

Approval and Accreditation of AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, LA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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Published
July 7, 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 (Destrehan, 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 8, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 127 (Monday, July 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29873-29874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12580]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Approval and Accreditation of AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, LA) as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of approval and accreditation of AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, 
LA) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, 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 8, 2024.

DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, LA) was approved and accredited as a 
commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 8, 2024. The next triennial 
inspection date will be scheduled for May 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and 
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A 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, 14682 Airline Hwy, 
Destrehan, LA 70047, 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 (Destrehan, 
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...............................  Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17...............................  Marine Measurement.
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    AmSpec, LLC (Destrehan, 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

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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.
27-03.................  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.
27-06.................  D473                   Standard Test Method for
                                                Sediment in Crude Oils
                                                and Fuel Oils by the
                                                Extraction Method.
27-07.................  D4807                  Standard Test Method for
                                                Sediment in Crude Oil by
                                                Membrane Filtration.
27-08.................  D86                    Standard Test Method for
                                                Distillation of
                                                Petroleum Products at
                                                Atmospheric Pressure.
27-09.................  D4953                  Standard Test Method for
                                                Vapor Pressure of
                                                Gasoline and Gasoline-
                                                Oxygenate Blends (Dry
                                                Method).
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.
27-33.................  D5                     Standard Test Method for
                                                Penetration of
                                                Bituminous Materials.
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, 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.
27-58.................  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#16555446517763717364655a7774655675746638727e6538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f3c3d2f381e0a181a0d0c331e1d0c3f1c1d0f511b170c51181009">[email&#160;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>.

    Dated:
Lina M. Acosta,
Acting Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-12580 Filed 7-3-25; 8:45 am]
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