Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices 65709 

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. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec 

Services, LLC (Houston, 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 

(Houston, TX) as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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 

October 13, 2021. 

DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 

TX) was approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

October 13, 2021. The next inspection 

date will be scheduled for October 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501– 

A North, 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, 16025–A Jacintoport 

Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, 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 October 13, 2021.1

AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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. 

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

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

AmSpec Services, LLC (Houston, 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 

27–03 .......................................... 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. 

27–11 .......................................... 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. 

27–46 .......................................... 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, 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. 

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. 2023–20704 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, 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 four years as of 

March 3, 2020. 


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65710 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. 

DATES: AmSpec, LLC (Everett, MA) was 

approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

March 3, 2020. The next inspection date 

will be scheduled for March 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 1500N, Washington, 

DC 20229, tel. 202–344–3974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec, LLC, 

30 Commercial St., 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 as of March 3, 2020.1

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. 

API chapters Title 

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

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

11 ................. Physical Properties Data. 

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

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): 

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. 

27–04 .......................................... 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 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 (Mini Method). 

N/A .............................................. D3606 Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline 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 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/labsscientific/commercial-gaugers-andlaboratories. 

James D. Sweet, 

Laboratory Director, Houston, Laboratories 

and Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20692 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 (Penuelas, PR) 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 

(Penuelas, PR) as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Penuelas, PR) 


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