88 FR 184 pgs. 65711-65712 - Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 184Pages: 65711 - 65712
Pages: 65711, 65712FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-20699 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 (East Providence, RI) as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 September 17, 2021.
DATES:
AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of September 17, 2021. The next inspection date will be scheduled for September 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-344-1060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
Footnotes:
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.
AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
| API chapters | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vocabulary. |
| 3 | Tank Gauging. |
| 7 | Temperature Determination. |
| 8 | Sampling. |
| 11 | Physical Properties Data. |
| 12 | Calculations. |
| 17 | Maritime Measurement. |
AmSpec Services, LLC (East Providence, RI) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27-08 | D86 | Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. |
| 27-14 | D2622 | Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products. |
| 27-20 | D4057 | Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products. |
| 27-48 | D4052 | Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. |
| 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 (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 CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. 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.
James D. Sweet,
Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2023-20699 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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