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including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. These 

comments will help OIRA determine 

whether to approve the ICR referred to 

in this Notice. 

We encourage you to respond to this 

request by submitting comments and 

related materials. Comments to Coast 

Guard or OIRA must contain the OMB 

Control Number of the ICR. They must 

also contain the docket number of this 

request, [USCG–2016–0598], and must 

be received by November 20, 2017. 

Submitting Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. Documents 

mentioned in this notice, and all public 

comments, are in our online docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that Web site’s 

instructions. Additionally, if you go to 

the online docket and sign up for email 

alerts, you will be notified when 

comments are posted. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, you may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding the Federal Docket 

Management System in the March 24, 

2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 

FR 15086). 

OIRA posts its decisions on ICRs 

online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain after the comment period 

for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action 

on each ICR will become available via 

a hyperlink in the OMB Control 

Number: 1625–0119. 

Previous Request for Comments 

This request provides a 30-day 

comment period required by OIRA. The 

Coast Guard has published the 60-day 

notice (81 FR 95154, December 27, 

2016) required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). 

That Notice elicited no comments. 

Accordingly, no changes have been 

made to the Collections. 

Information Collection Request 

Title: Coast Guard Exchange System 

Scholarship Application. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0119. 

Summary: This information collected 

on this form allows the Coast Guard 

Exchange System Scholarship Program 

Committee to evaluate and rank 

scholarship applications in order to 

award the annual scholarships. 

Need: Commandant Instruction, 

COMDTINST 1780.1 (series), provides 

policy and procedure for the award of 

annual scholarships from the Coast 

Guard Exchange System to dependents 

of Coast Guard members and employees. 

The information collected by this form 

allows for the awarding of scholarships 

based upon the criteria and procedures 

outlined in the Instruction under the 

auspices of 5 U.S.C. 301. 

Forms: CG–5687, Coast Guard 

Exchange System Scholarship Program 

Application. 

Respondents: Coast Guard 

dependents. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated 

annual burden remains 120 hours per 

year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: October 12, 2017. 

James D. Roppel, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Office of 

Information Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22703 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec 

LLC (Plainfield, IL) 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 (Plainfield, 

IL), as a commercial gauger and 

laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to CBP regulations, that 

AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL), 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 

April 26, 2017. 

DATES: AmSpec LLC (Plainfield, IL) was 

approved and accredited as a 

commercial gauger and laboratory as of 

April 26, 2017. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

April 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher J. Mocella, 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 LLC, 

12351 South Industrial Drive East, 

Plainfield, IL 60585, 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 

LLC 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. 

9 .............. Density Determinations. 

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

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

AmSpec 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 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. 

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


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CBPL No. ASTM Title 

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. 

27–46 ................................ D5002 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density 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.. 

27–54 ................................ 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 Web site listed below for 

a complete listing of CBP approved 

gaugers and accredited laboratories. 

ttp://www.cbp.gov/about/labs-scientific/ 

commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories. 

Dated: October 11, 2017. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services Directorate. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22691 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0160] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Verification of Indian 

Preference for Employment in BIA and 

IHS 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 18, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, 

Division of Tribal Government Services, 

Office of Indian Services, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail 

Stop 4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

facsimile: (202) 208–5113; email: 

laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1076– 

0160 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, 

telephone (202) 513–7641. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the BIA (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

BIA enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the BIA 

minimize the burden of this collection 

on the respondents, including through 

the use of information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The BIA is seeking renewal 

of the approval for the information 

collection conducted under 25 U.S.C. 

43, 36 Stat. 472, inter alia, and 

implementing regulations, at 25 CFR 

part 5, regarding verification of Indian 

preference for employment. The 

purpose of Indian preference is to 

encourage qualified Indian persons to 

seek employment with the BIA and 

Indian Health Service (IHS) by offering 

preferential treatment to qualified 

candidates of Indian heritage. BIA 

collects the information to ensure 

compliance with Indian preference 

hiring requirements. The information 

collection relates only to individuals 

applying for employment with the BIA 

and IHS. The tribe’s involvement is 

limited to verifying membership 

information submitted by the applicant. 

The collection of information allows 

certain persons who are of Indian 

descent to receive preference when 

appointments are made to vacancies in 

positions with the BIA and IHS as well 

as in any unit that has been transferred 

intact from the BIA to a Bureau or office 

within the Department of the Interior or 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and that continues to perform 

functions formerly performed as part of 

the BIA and IHS. You are eligible for 

preference if (a) you are a member of a 

federally recognized Indian tribe; (b) 

you are a descendent of a member and 

you were residing within the present 

boundaries of any Indian reservation on 

June 1, 1934; (c) you are an Alaska 

native; or (d) you possess one-half 

degree Indian blood derived from tribes 

that are indigenous to the United States. 

Title of Collection: Verification of 

Indian Preference for Employment in 

BIA and IHS. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0160. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Qualified Indian persons who are 

seeking preference in employment with 

the BIA and IHS. 


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