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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 Services, LLC, as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
 SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec Services, LLC, 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 July 29, 2015.
 DATES: *Effective Dates:*
                         The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on July 29, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for July 2018.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Approved Gauger and Accredited Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate, 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 Services, LLC, 1300 North Delaware St., Paulsboro, NJ 08066, 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 Services, LLC is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API): API Chapters
Title1
Vocabulary3
Tank Gauging7
Temperature Determination8
Sampling11
Physical Properties12
Calculations17
Maritime Measurement
 AmSpec Services, LLC 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
Title27-01
D287
Standard Test Method for API Gravity of crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products.27-02
D1298
Standard Practice for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Meter.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.27-13
D4294
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.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.27-54
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.Pending
D4377
Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity).Pending
D3606
Standard Test Method for Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by Gas Chromatography.Pending
D2699
Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel.Pending
D2700
Motor Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel.Pending
D5599
Standard Test Method for Determination of Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography and Oxygen Selective Flame Ionization Detection.Pending
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 Web site 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: February 5, 2016. Ira S. Reese, Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.


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