Notice2026-11566
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
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Published
June 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Customs and Border Protection
Abstract
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME), 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, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 35224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11566]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME) 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 (South
Portland, ME) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME), 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, 2025.
DATES: AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME) was approved and accredited as
a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 10, 2025. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for September 2028.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and
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, 174 Cash Street, South
Portland, ME 04106, 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 (South Portland, ME) 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.
9.................................... Density Determination.
12................................... Calculation of Petroleum
Quantities.
17................................... Marine Measurement.
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AmSpec, LLC (South Portland, ME) 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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27-05.............. D4928 Standard Test Method for Water
in Crude Oils by Coulometric
Karl Fischer Titration.
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.
27-48.............. 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.
27-54.............. D1796 Standard Test Method for Water
and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
the Centrifuge Method
(Laboratory Procedure).
27-57.............. D7039 Standard Test Method for
Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel
Fuel by Monochromatic
Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray
Fluorescence Spectrometry.
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#adeeeffdeaccd8cac8dfdee1cccfdeedcecfdd83c9c5de83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="66252436210713010314152a0704152605041648020e1548010910">[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,
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-11566 Filed 6-9-26; 8:45 am]
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