Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 65711 

1As 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. 

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 13, 2021. 

DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC 

(Penuelas, PR) was approved and 

accredited as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory as of September 13, 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: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec 

Services, LLC, Rd 127, Km 15.6, 

Penuelas, PR 00624, 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 

September 13, 2021.1

AmSpec Services, LLC (Penuelas, PR) 

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 (Penuelas, PR) 

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 

27–01 .......................................... D287 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer 

Method). 

27–02 .......................................... D1298 Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude 

Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method. 

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. 

27–08 .......................................... D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products. 

27–11 .......................................... D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). 

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. 

27–54 .......................................... 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). 

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. 

https://www.cbp.gov/about/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20700 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

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: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 


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65712 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 

1As 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. 

1As 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. 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec 

Services, LLC, 66 Valley St., East 

Providence, RI 02914, 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 September 17, 2021.1

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/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston Laboratories 

and Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20699 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of Saybolt 

LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana) as a 

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Saybolt LP. as a commercial 

gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana) has 

been approved to gauge and accredited 

to test petroleum and certain petroleum 

products for customs purposes for the 

next four years as of July 15, 2021. 

DATES: Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana), 

was accredited and approved as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

July 15, 2021. The next inspection date 

will be scheduled for July 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert P. Munivez, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 4150 Interwood 

South Parkway, Houston, TX 77032, tel. 

281–560–2937. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that Saybolt LP., 

190 James Drive East, Suite 110, St. 

Rose, Louisiana 70087, has been 

approved to gauge 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 

July 15, 2021.1

Saybolt LP., is approved for the 

following gauging procedures for 

petroleum and certain petroleum 

products set forth by the American 

Petroleum Institute (API): 

API chapters Title 

3 ................... Tank Gauging. 

7 ................... Temperature Determination. 

8 ................... Sampling. 

12 ................. Calculations. 

17 ................. Maritime Measurements. 

Saybolt LP. (St. Rose, Louisiana), 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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