Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 65719 

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. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20687 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 (Corpus Christi, 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 Services, LLC 

(Corpus Christi, TX) as a commercial 

gauger and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Corpus Christi, 

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 four years as of September 1, 2021. 

DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (Corpus 

Christi, TX) was approved and 

accredited as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory as of September 1, 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, 301 North Omaha Dr., 

Corpus Christi, TX 78408, 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 1, 2021.1

AmSpec Services, LLC (Corpus 

Christi, TX) 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 ................. Calculations. 

17 ................. Maritime Measurement. 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Corpus 

Christi, 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): 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

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. 

27–05 .......................................... 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. 

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 Xray Fluorescence Spectrometry. 

27–14 .......................................... D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products. 

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. 

27–58 .......................................... D5191 Standard Test Method For Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method). 

N/A .............................................. D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20698 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1