Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory, 65709 [2023-20704]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec
Services, LLC (Houston, TX) as a
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
AGENCY:
Notice of accreditation and
approval of AmSpec Services, LLC
(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger
and laboratory.
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX)
has been approved to gauge petroleum
and certain petroleum products and
accredited to test petroleum and certain
petroleum products for customs
SUMMARY:
CBPL No.
27–03
27–04
27–06
27–11
ASTM
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D4006
D95
D473
D445
27–13 ..........................................
D4294
27–46 ..........................................
D5002
27–48 ..........................................
D4052
27–50 ..........................................
D93
provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR
151.13 as of October 13, 2021.1
AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX)
is approved for the following gauging
procedures for petroleum and certain
petroleum products from the American
Petroleum Institute (API):
API chapters
3 ...................
7 ...................
8 ...................
12 .................
17 .................
Title
Tank Gauging.
Temperature Determination.
Sampling.
Calculations.
Maritime Measurement.
AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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):
Title
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 Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive Xray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital
Density Analyzer.
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.
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 website listed below for a
complete listing of CBP approved
gaugers and accredited laboratories.
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purposes for the next four years as of
October 13, 2021.
DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston,
TX) was approved and accredited as a
commercial gauger and laboratory as of
October 13, 2021. The next inspection
date will be scheduled for October 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501–
A North, 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
Services, LLC, 16025–A Jacintoport
Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, 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
https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories
and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023–20704 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Notice of accreditation and
approval of AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA),
as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) 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 four years as of
March 3, 2020.
SUMMARY:
Accreditation and Approval of
AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) as a
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
AGENCY:
1 As a result of the SARS–CoV–2 (COVID–19)
pandemic, Laboratories and Scientific Services
implemented a one-time quadrennial timeframe for
reoccurring audits originally scheduled to take
place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the
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scheduled deadline for audits and the payment of
reaccreditation or reapproval fees by one year, after
which audits will return to a triennial schedule. See
19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85
FR 15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924,
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85 FR 31353 (May 19, 2020); and U.S. Customs &
Border Protection, COVID–19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021),
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19gauger-postponement-letter.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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 Services, LLC
(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that
AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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 four years
as of October 13, 2021.
DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX) was approved and accredited
as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of October 13, 2021. The next
inspection date will be scheduled for October 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501-A North, 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 Services, LLC, 16025-A
Jacintoport Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, 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 as of
October 13, 2021.\1\
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\1\ As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Laboratories and Scientific Services implemented a one-time
quadrennial timeframe for reoccurring audits originally scheduled to
take place in 2020, 2021, and 2022. This postponed the scheduled
deadline for audits and the payment of reaccreditation or reapproval
fees by one year, after which audits will return to a triennial
schedule. See 19 U.S.C. 1499; Presidential Proclamation 9994, 85 FR
15337 (March 13, 2020); Executive Order 13924, 85 FR 31353 (May 19,
2020); and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, COVID-19 Laboratory and
Gauger Postponement Letter (May 26, 2021), https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/covid-19-gauger-postponement-letter.
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AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, TX) 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.
12.................................. Calculations.
17.................................. Maritime Measurement.
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AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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):
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CBPL No. ASTM Title
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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.
27-06.................................... D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude
Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction
Method.
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.
27-46.................................... 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.
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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 [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.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20704 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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