Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory, 20903 [2019-09832]
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2019)] [Notices] [Page 20903] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-09832] [[Page 20903]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) 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 (Texas City, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX), 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 26, 2018. DATES: AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 26, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for September 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services, 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 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC, 3208 5th Avenue South, Texas City, TX 77590, 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 (Texas City, TX) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ API chapters Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3................................. Tank Gauging. 7................................. Temperature Determination. 8................................. Sampling. 11................................ Physical Properties Data. 12................................ Calculations. 17................................ Maritime Measurement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) 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): ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CBPL No. ASTM Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 27-05.................... 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 and Relative Density 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. 27-58.................... D5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [email protected]. Please reference the website 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: May 3, 2019. Patricia Hawes Coleman, Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 2019-09832 Filed 5-10-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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