80 FR 57628 - Accreditation and Approval of Amspec Services, LLC, as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-24229 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 57628-57629] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24229] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Accreditation and Approval of Amspec Services, LLC, 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, 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 April 29, 2015. DATES: Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on April 29, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 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, 100 Wheeler St., Unit G, New Haven, CT 06512, 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 Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1................................... Vocabulary. 3................................... Tank Gauging. 7................................... Temperature Determination. 8................................... Sampling. 12.................................. Calculations. [[Page 57629]] 17.................................. 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 Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27-01.............. 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. 27-04.............. 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. 27-13.............. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy- Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry 27-20.............. D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products. 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............ D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products. Pending............ D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [email protected]. 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: September 10, 2015. Ira S. Reese, Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate. [FR Doc. 2015-24229 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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The overarching purpose of the and direct crisis center follow-up admission to the emergency department
Hospital Data Abstraction Form, lifesaving initiatives. The data for suicide attempt) records. Records to
formerly entitled Evaluation of collection activity is described below. be reviewed will include emergency
Emergency Department Crisis Center Hospitals collaborating with two department or inpatient behavioral
Follow-up, is to examine the impact of cohorts (cohorts IV and V) of Lifeline health unit admissions for the two years
crisis center follow-up with patients crisis centers will participate in this prior to crisis center and hospital
admitted to emergency departments or expanded initiative. Fifteen hospitals collaboration and for two years
inpatient behavioral health units per cohort will participate for a total of following collaboration. It is expected
following a suicide attempt or serious 30. Patient data will be collected for that a total of 30,000 records will be
suicidal ideation on subsequent patients admitted for a suicide attempt abstracted by hospital staff and
readmissions for suicidal behavior. This in the two years prior to collaboration provided to the evaluation team.
effort assesses the capacity of follow-up between the hospital and crisis center
This revision involves an increase in
to save both lives and critical hospital and for patients admitted for a suicide
resources. This evaluation effort the number of participating hospital
attempt for the two-year period after
includes one data collection activity. collaboration. respondents and burden associated with
Clearance is being requested for the The Hospital Data Abstraction Form the continuation/expansion of the
continuation and expansion of the will be utilized to collect systematic already-approved Hospital Data
already-approved abstraction form of patient data for patients seen in the 30 Abstraction Form (OMB No. 0930–0337;
hospital data on patients admitted to participating hospitals’ emergency Expiration 09/30/2016), as well as the
emergency departments or inpatient departments or inpatient behavioral discontinuation of data collection and
behavioral health units following a health units. Information to be burden associated with the Crisis Center
suicide attempt or serious ideation. This abstracted from patient data include: Data Abstraction Form.
effort will continue to examine the Demographic data, historical data, and The estimated response burden to
impact of crisis center follow-up on subsequent suicidal behavioral and collect this information is as follows
readmissions for suicidal behavior. The admission data. Data will be de- annualized over the requested three-
data collected through this project will identified. Hospital staff will review year clearance period is presented
ultimately help SAMHSA to understand patient data for qualifying (i.e., below:
TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED AVERAGES: RESPONDENTS, RESPONSES, AND HOURS
Responses
Number of Total number Burden per Annual bur-
Instrument per
respondents of responses response den *
respondent *
Hospital Data Abstraction Form ........................................... 30 334 10,020 .04 401
* Rounded to the nearest whole number
Written comments and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
recommendations concerning the SECURITY Approved Gauger and Accredited
proposed information collection should Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
be sent by October 26, 2015 to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Accreditation and Approval of Amspec Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Services, LLC, as a Commercial 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
Office of Management and Budget
Gauger and Laboratory 344–1060.
(OMB). To ensure timely receipt of
comments, and to avoid potential delays AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail Protection, Department of Homeland hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, Security. and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec
commenters are encouraged to submit ACTION: Notice of accreditation and Services, LLC, 100 Wheeler St., Unit G,
approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a New Haven, CT 06512, has been
their comments to OMB via email to:
commercial gauger and laboratory. approved to gauge petroleum and
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
certain petroleum products and
Although commenters are encouraged to
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, accredited to test petroleum and certain
send their comments via email, pursuant to CBP regulations, that petroleum products for customs
commenters may also fax their AmSpec Services, LLC, has been purposes, in accordance with the
comments to: 202–395–7285. approved to gauge petroleum and provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR
Commenters may also mail them to: certain petroleum products and 151.13. AmSpec Services, LLC is
Office of Management and Budget, accredited to test petroleum and certain approved for the following gauging
Office of Information and Regulatory petroleum products for customs procedures for petroleum and certain
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, purposes for the next three years as of petroleum products from the American
Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. April 29, 2015. Petroleum Institute (API):
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Summer King, DATES: Effective Dates: The
accreditation and approval of AmSpec API chapters Title
Statistician.
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger 1 ................... Vocabulary.
[FR Doc. 2015–24290 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am]
and laboratory became effective on 3 ................... Tank Gauging.
BILLING CODE 4162–20–P April 29, 2015. The next triennial 7 ................... Temperature Determination.
inspection date will be scheduled for 8 ................... Sampling.
April 2018. 12 ................. Calculations.
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API chapters Title AmSpec Services, LLC is accredited by the U.S. Customs and Border
for the following laboratory analysis Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
17 ................. Maritime Measurement. procedures and methods for petroleum and American Society for Testing and
and certain petroleum products set forth Materials (ASTM):
CBPL No. ASTM Title
27–01 .............. 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 Liq-
uid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Meter.
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.
27–13 .............. D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluores-
cence Spectrometry
27–20 .............. D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
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 ........... D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products.
Pending ........... D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products.
Anyone wishing to employ this entity SUMMARY: This document provides Therefore, the country of origin of the
to conduct laboratory analyses and notice that U.S. Customs and Border analytical-grade acetonitrile is the
gauger services should request and Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final country of origin of the crude
receive written assurances from the determination concerning the country of acetonitrile for purposes of U.S.
entity that it is accredited or approved origin of certain analytical-grade Government procurement.
by the U.S. Customs and Border acetonitrile. Based upon the facts Section 177.29, CBP Regulations (19
Protection to conduct the specific test or presented, CBP has concluded that the CFR 177.29), provides that a notice of
gauger service requested. Alternatively, country of origin of the analytical-grade final determination shall be published
inquiries regarding the specific test or acetonitrile is the country of origin of in the Federal Register within 60 days
gauger service this entity is accredited the crude acetonitrile for purposes of of the date the final determination is
or approved to perform may be directed U.S. Government procurement. issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations
to the U.S. Customs and Border DATES: The final determination was (19 CFR 177.30), provides that any
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. issued on September 18, 2015. A copy party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR
The inquiry may also be sent to of the final determination is attached. 177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please Any party-at-interest, as defined in 19 final determination within 30 days of
reference the Web site listed below for CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review publication of such determination in the
a complete listing of CBP approved of this final determination within Federal Register.
gaugers and accredited laboratories. October 26, 2015. Dated: September 18, 2015.
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Harold Singer,
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- Cunningham, Valuation and Special Acting Executive Director, Regulations and
laboratories Programs Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade.
Rulings, Office of International Trade HQ H265712
Dated: September 10, 2015.
(202) 325–0034. September 18, 2015
Ira S. Reese,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is OT:RR:CTF:VS H265712 RMC
Executive Director, Laboratories and hereby given that on September 18,
Scientific Services Directorate. CATEGORY: Country of Origin
2015 pursuant to subpart B of Part 177,
[FR Doc. 2015–24229 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] U.S. Customs and Border Protection David R. Stepp
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P Regulations (19 CFR part 177, subpart Bryan Cave LLP
B), CBP issued a final determination 120 Broadway, Suite 300, Santa Monica,
concerning the country of origin of CA 90401–2386
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND certain analytical-grade acetonitrile, Re: U.S. Government Procurement;
SECURITY which may be offered to the U.S. Country of Origin of Acetonitrile;
Government under an undesignated Substantial Transformation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Dear Mr. Stepp: This is in response to
government procurement contract. This
Notice of Issuance of Final final determination, HQ H265712, was your letter dated April 1, 2015,
Determination Concerning Certain issued under procedures set forth at 19 requesting a country-of-origin
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Analytical-Grade Acetonitrile CFR part 177, subpart B, which determination on behalf of the Sigma-
implements Title III of the Trade Aldrich Corporation (‘‘Sigma-Aldrich’’).
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Agreements Act of 1979, as amended You state that Sigma-Aldrich wishes to
Protection, Department of Homeland (19 U.S.C. 2511–18). In the final sell ‘‘analytical-grade acetonitrile’’ to
Security. determination, CBP concluded that the the U.S. Government and thus seeks a
processing in the United States does not determination that the country of origin
ACTION: Notice of final determination.
result in a substantial transformation. of its product will be the United States.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a commercial gauger and laboratory. | |
| Dates | Effective Dates: The accreditation and approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on April 29, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for April 2018. | |
| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57628 |
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