Notice2025-22204

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Peñuelas, PR), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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December 8, 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 (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), 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 September 10, 2024.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 233 (Monday, December 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56779-56780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22204]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), 
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 
(Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
AmSpec LLC (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), 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 September 10, 2024.

DATES: AmSpec LLC (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), was approved and accredited as 
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 10, 2024. The next 
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 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, Road 127 Km 15.6, 
Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR 00624, has been approved to gauge petroleum

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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 (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), 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.................................  Calculation of Petroleum
                                      Quantities.
17.................................  Marine Measurement.
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    AmSpec LLC (Pe[ntilde]uelas, PR), 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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27-01.....................  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, 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.
27-06.....................  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 at Atmospheric
                                               Pressure.
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.
27-48.....................  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.
27-54.....................  D1796             Standard Test Method for
                                               Water and Sediment in
                                               Fuel Oils by the
                                               Centrifuge Method
                                               (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58.....................  D5191             Standard Test Method for
                                               Vapor Pressure of
                                               Petroleum Products and
                                               Liquid Fuels (Mini
                                               Method).
N/A.......................  D97               Standard Test Method for
                                               Pour Point of Petroleum
                                               Products.
N/A.......................  D482              Standard Test Method for
                                               Ash from Petroleum
                                               Products.
N/A.......................  D524              Standard Test Method for
                                               Ramsbottom Carbon Residue
                                               of Petroleum Products.
N/A.......................  D664              Standard Test Method for
                                               Acid Number of Petroleum
                                               Products by
                                               Potentiometric Titration.
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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#7f3c3d2f381e0a181a0d0c331e1d0c3f1c1d0f511b170c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="61222331260014060413122d000312210203114f0509124f060e17">[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>.

Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-22204 Filed 12-5-25; 8:45 am]
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