90 FR 130 pgs. 30654-30655 - Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Everett, MA) as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 130Pages: 30654 - 30655
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-12862 Filed 7-9-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 30654, 30655

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Everett, MA) 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 (Everett, MA), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

SUMMARY:

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 three years as of August 29, 2024.

DATES:

AmSpec LLC (Everett, MA) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 29, 2024. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 2027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 202-344-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC, 30 Commercial Street, Everett, MA 02149, 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 (Everett, MA) 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 Calculation of Petroleum Quantities.
17 Marine Measurement.

AmSpec LLC (Everett, MA) 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
27-04 D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
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).
27-14 D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.
27-20 D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
27-21 D4177 Standard Practice for the Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
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.
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 (Laboratory Procedure).
27-58 D5191 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method).
N/A D3606 Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Spark Ignition Fuels by Gas Chromatography.
N/A D5599 Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame Ionization Detection.
N/A D5769 Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene, Toluene, and Total Aromatics in Finished Gasolines by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.


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 .

Lina M. Acosta,

(A) Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories and Scientific Services.

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