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 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection
 AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
 ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT), 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 9, 2018.
 DATES: AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of August 9, 2018. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for August 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, 100 Wheeler St., Unit G, New Haven, CT 06512, 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 (New Haven, CT) is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): API chapters
Title1
Vocabulary.3
Tank Gauging.7
Temperature Determination.8
Sampling.12
Calculations.17
Maritime Measurement.
 AmSpec LLC (New Haven, CT) 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):
                    ( print page 64852) CBPL No.
ASTM
Title27-01
D 287
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method).27-02
D 1298
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method.27-04
D 95
Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.27-05
D 4928
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration.27-06
D 473
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method.27-08
D 86
Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure.27-11
D 445
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).27-13
D 4294
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.27-20
D 4057
Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.27-48
D 4052
Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.27-50
D 93
Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester.27-53
D 2709
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge.27-54
D 1796
Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method.27-58
D 5191
Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method).D 97
Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products.D 2500
Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels.
 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*. Dated: December 6, 2018. Patricia Hawes Coleman, Acting Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services.


[FR Doc. 2018-27197 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P