Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Texas City, TX) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
| Published date | 13 May 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 20903 |
| Record Number | 2019-09832 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | U.s. Customs And Border Protection |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 92 (Monday, May 13, 2019)
[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]]
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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.
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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):
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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 Measurement.
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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):
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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.
27-05.................... 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).
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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: http://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]
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