65716 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. 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

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. 

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. 2023–20685 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 (Destrehan, LA) 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 

(Destrehan, LA) as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec Services, LLC (Destrehan, LA) 

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 

July 16, 2021. 

DATES: AmSpec Services, LLC 

(Destrehan, LA) was approved and 

accredited as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory as of July 16, 2021. The next 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

July 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, 14682 Airline Hwy., 

Destrehan, LA 70047, 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 July 16, 2021.1

AmSpec Services, LLC (Destrehan, 

LA) 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 (Destrehan, 

LA) 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 .......................................... D 287 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. 

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

27–07 .......................................... D4807 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. 

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


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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. 

CBPL No. ASTM Title 

27–09 .......................................... D4953 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends (Dry 

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. 

27–14 .......................................... D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (X-Ray Spectrographic Methods). 

27–33 .......................................... D5 Standard Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials. 

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. 

27–50 .......................................... 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. 

27–58 .......................................... 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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20703 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 Intertek 

USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) as a 

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Intertek USA, Inc. 

(Bayamon, PR), as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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 4, 2020. 

DATES: Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 

was approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

March 4, 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. 202–344–1060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 

and 19 CFR 151.13, that Intertek USA, 

Inc., Carr. 28, Km 2.0, Ind Park Luchetti, 

Bayamon, PR 00960, 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 4, 2020.1

Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, PR) 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 ................. Marine Measurement. 

Intertek USA, Inc. (Bayamon, 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. 

27–08 .......................................... 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). 

27–48 .......................................... D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter. 


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