Notice2025-22271

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

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December 9, 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 (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&#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. 2025-22271 Filed 12-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111-14-P


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