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Notice of accreditation and
approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a
commercial gauger and laboratory.
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC, 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
August 4, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The
accreditation and approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger
and laboratory became effective on
August 4, 2016. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for
August 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Approved Gauger and Accredited
SUMMARY:
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Notice is
hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec
Services, LLC, 36 Mileed Way, Avenel,
NJ 07001, 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
Services, LLC is approved for the
following gauging procedures for
petroleum and certain petroleum
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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products from the American Petroleum
Institute (API):
API
chapters
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Title
Vocabulary.
Tank Gauging.
Temperature Determination.
Sampling.
Physical Properties.
Calculations.
Maritime Measurement.
AmSpec Services, LLC 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):
Title
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method).
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum
and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method.
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation.
Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products.
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products.
Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
Standard Practice for the Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method.
Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products.
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
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please
reference the Web site listed below for
a complete listing of CBP approved
gaugers and accredited laboratories.
https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories.
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Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
344–1060.
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Dated: December 7, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as a
Commercial Gauger
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of Intertek
USA, Inc., as a commercial gauger.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc., has been approved to
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gauge petroleum and petroleum
products for customs purposes for the
next three years as of January 26, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The approval of
Intertek USA, Inc., as commercial
gauger became effective on January 26,
2016. The next triennial inspection date
will be scheduled for January 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
344–1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13,
that Intertek USA, Inc., 214 N Gulf
Blvd., Freeport, TX 77541, has been
approved to gauge petroleum and
petroleum products for customs
purposes, in accordance with the
provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. Intertek
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 241 / Thursday, December 15, 2016 / Notices
USA, Inc., is approved for the following
gauging procedures for petroleum and
certain petroleum products set forth by
the American Petroleum Institute (API):
API chapters
3 ...................
7 ...................
8 ...................
11 .................
12 .................
17 .................
Title
Tank gauging.
Temperature Determination.
Sampling.
Physical Properties Data.
Calculations.
Maritime Measurements.
Anyone wishing to employ this entity
to conduct 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 gauger service requested.
Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific 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
cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the
Web site listed below for a complete
listing of CBP approved gaugers and
accredited laboratories. https://
www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/
commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: December 7, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016–30123 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS–2016–0077]
Supplemental Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (SPEA) for
the Proposed Establishment and
Operations of the Office of Biometric
Identity Management and the
Homeland Advanced Biometric
Technology (HART)
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day notice of availability of
public review of a Supplemental
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), National Protection and
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of
Biometric Identity Management (OBIM)
has completed a Draft Supplemental
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment (SPEA) to assess the
impacts resulting from the replacement
of the existing Automated Biometric
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Identification System (IDENT) in order
to meet obligations pertaining to
expanded biometric service obligations.
IDENT was developed in the 1990s by
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service as a pilot project. As DHS
demands for biometric identity services
grew and evolved, IDENT expanded
both its customer base and services
provided to those customers by
retrofitting functionalities to its original
pilot project foundation to meet urgent
mission needs. The system has
progressed from supporting one usage
scenario and one stakeholder in 1994 to
a multiplicity of business processes,
services, and interfaces required to meet
the needs of a variety of stakeholders. In
2003 the former United States Visitor
and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology (US–VISIT) Program was
designated as the DHS provider for
biometric and associated biographic
identity screening and analysis services.
The primary mission of the former
US–VISIT program was to serve as a
repository of collected information on
the unique identity of travelers and to
collect, maintain, and share information
related to entry, exit, and status events
of foreign nationals in order to enhance
national security, facilitate legitimate
trade and travel, and ensure the
integrity of our immigration system,
while deploying the program in
accordance with existing privacy laws
and policies. This mission was
accomplished through the deployment
of discrete capabilities through two
systems: IDENT and the Arrival and
Departure Information System (ADIS).
In 2013 OBIM assumed cross-cutting
responsibility for DHS biometric
identity services from the former US–
VISIT Program. OBIM operates and
maintains IDENT, and matches, stores,
analyzes, and shares biometric data to
provide more accurate and high
assurance biometric identity
information and analysis. IDENT, with
its repository of biometrics and
associated biographic data, is used by its
customers for biometric identity
verification and determination. Current
IDENT customers include DHS
components such as U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, U.S. Coast
Guard, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Transportation
Security Administration, and various
elements of DHS Headquarters; the
Intelligence Community; other Federal
agencies including the Departments of
Justice, State, and Defense; State and
local law enforcement; and international
partners. OBIM needs HART to replace
the 22-year-old legacy IDENT system to
ensure continued fulfillment of evolving
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customer and mission needs. The
redesign and development of the system
will address the baseline and current
gaps including capacity, increased
security and privacy protections,
interoperability, unsustainable costs,
and performance and availability.
Support of the system for additional
biometric identity modalities beyond
fingerprints will address customer
needs for alternative modalities, provide
options for non-contact biometric data
collection, improve performance, and
increase interoperability with customers
and partners that support multiple
biometric modalities.
For the Proposed Action, OBIM
would develop and implement a
solution to address increasing customer
demand for biometric services in
addition to providing technological
advances, more efficient processing, and
a flexible and a scalable platform to
meet DHS’s mid- and long-term identity
needs. Several project alternatives
explored in the SPEA were: (1) No
Action; (2) Enhanced Baseline with
Transaction Manager Replacement
Alternative; (3) Data Driven Modular
Alternative; and (4) Cloud Based and
Managed Service. In reviewing the
alternatives, OBIM’s objective was to
determine whether to prepare a
‘‘Finding of No Significant Impact’’
(FONSI) or an ‘‘Environmental Impact
Statement’’ (EIS). With the No Action
Alternative, minor indirect effects may
occur with respect to noise and air
quality from the slowing of services at
customer locations. With Alternatives 2,
3, or 4, minor impacts are anticipated
with respect to energy use. With any of
these alternatives, OBIM will have an
increase in capacity and scope of
services which may increase energy use.
However, it is also anticipated that the
proposed improvements will increase
efficiencies in the administration and
use of OBIM services with all of the
action alternatives. Therefore, energy
impacts are expected to be minimal. For
implementation of Alternative 4
specifically, managed service may be
hosted in the existing DHS data centers
or other federally approved sites. For
the No Action Alternative and
Alternative 4, potential changes to
facilities or personnel may have some
minimal effects, particularly with the
potential for temporary construction.
However, more specific analysis is not
possible at this programmatic level of
assessment, and would have to be
performed with site-specific
environmental analysis.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until thirty (30) days
after the date of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90861-90862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30123]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as a commercial
gauger.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
Intertek USA, Inc., has been approved to gauge petroleum and petroleum
products for customs purposes for the next three years as of January
26, 2016.
DATES: Effective Dates: The approval of Intertek USA, Inc., as
commercial gauger became effective on January 26, 2016. The next
triennial inspection date will be scheduled for January 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited
Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.13, that Intertek USA, Inc., 214 N Gulf Blvd., Freeport, TX 77541,
has been approved to gauge petroleum and petroleum products for customs
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. Intertek
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USA, Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures for
petroleum and certain petroleum products set forth by 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.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurements.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anyone wishing to employ this entity to conduct 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 gauger service requested. Alternatively, inquiries
regarding the specific 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
cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the Web site listed below for a
complete listing of CBP approved gaugers and accredited laboratories.
https://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories.
Dated: December 7, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-30123 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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