Notice2025-22271
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
December 9, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), 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, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57087-57088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22271]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), 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 (Plainfield,
IL), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), 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, 2025.
DATES: AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 8, 2025. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for May 2028.
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, 12351 South Industrial Drive
East, Plainfield, IL 60585, 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 (Plainfield, IL), is approved for the following gauging
procedures for petroleum and certain
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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.
9......................................... Density Determination.
12........................................ Calculation of Petroleum
Quantities.
17........................................ Marine Measurement.
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AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), 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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27-04.................................... 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.
27-08.................................... 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.
27-46.................................... 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.
27-54.................................... 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).
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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#36757466715743515344457a5754457655544618525e4518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b4b5a7b0968290928584bb969584b7949587d9939f84d9909881">[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>.
Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-22271 Filed 12-8-25; 8:45 am]
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