81 FR 48825 - Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range		48825-48826
FR Document		2016-17581

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Laboratory Service, Inc., 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 June 17, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a 
Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, 
Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that 
Laboratory Service, Inc., 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 
June 17, 2015.

DATES: The accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as 
commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 17, 2015. The 
next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 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 Laboratory Service, Inc., 85 Lafayette 
St., Carteret, NJ 07008, 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. Laboratory Service, 
Inc., is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum 
and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute 
(API):

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               API chapters                             Title
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1.........................................  Vocabulary.
3.........................................  Tank gauging.
7.........................................  Temperature determination.
8.........................................  Sampling.
12........................................  Calculations.
17........................................  Maritime measurement.
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    Laboratory Service, Inc., 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):

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          CBPL No.                   ASTM                  Title
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27-11......................  D445................  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Kinematic
                                                    Viscosity of
                                                    Transparent and
                                                    Opaque Liquids.
27-48......................  D4052...............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Density and
                                                    Relative Density of
                                                    Liquids by Digital
                                                    Density Meter.
Pending....................  D1364...............  Standard Test Method
                                                    for Water in
                                                    Volatile Solvents
                                                    (Karl Fischer
                                                    Reagent Titration
                                                    Method).
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    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: July 6, 2016.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2016-17581 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND DATES: Effective Dates: The accordance with the provisions of 19
SECURITY accreditation and approval of AmSpec CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. AmSpec
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger Services, LLC is approved for the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and laboratory became effective on following gauging procedures for
January 20, 2016. The next triennial petroleum and certain petroleum
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec inspection date will be scheduled for products from the American Petroleum
Services, LLC, as a Commercial January 2019. Institute (API):
Gauger and Laboratory
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
API
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Approved Gauger and Accredited Title
chapters
Protection, Department of Homeland Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
Security. Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. 3 ............... Tank Gauging.
Customs and Border Protection, 1300 7 ............... Temperature Determination.
ACTION:Notice of accreditation and 8 ............... Sampling.
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as a 11 ............. Physical Properties.
1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
commercial gauger and laboratory. 12 ............. Calculations.
344–1060.
17 ............. Maritime Measurement.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
pursuant to CBP regulations, that hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 AmSpec Services, LLC is accredited
AmSpec Services, LLC, has been and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec for the following laboratory analysis
approved to gauge petroleum and Services, LLC, 1836 Miller Cut Off Rd., procedures and methods for petroleum
certain petroleum products and La Porte, TX 77571, has been approved and certain petroleum products set forth
accredited to test petroleum and certain to gauge petroleum and certain by the U.S. Customs and Border
petroleum products for customs petroleum products and accredited to Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
purposes for the next three years as of test petroleum and certain petroleum and American Society for Testing and
January 20, 2016. products for customs purposes, in Materials (ASTM):

CBPL No. ASTM Title

27–01 ................ D287 ................. Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products.
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.
27–11 ................ 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 Fluo-
rescence 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.
27–54 ................ D1796 ............... Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method.

Anyone wishing to employ this entity DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND next triennial inspection date will be
to conduct laboratory analyses and SECURITY scheduled for June 2018.
gauger services should request and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
receive written assurances from the
entity that it is accredited or approved Approved Gauger and Accredited
by the U.S. Customs and Border Accreditation and Approval of Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and
Protection to conduct the specific test or Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
gauger service requested. Alternatively, Commercial Gauger and Laboratory Customs and Border Protection, 1300
inquiries regarding the specific test or Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
gauger service this entity is accredited 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202–
Protection, Department of Homeland
or approved to perform may be directed Security. 344–1060.
to the U.S. Customs and Border SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
ACTION: Notice of accreditation and
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12
approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as
The inquiry may also be sent to and 19 CFR 151.13, that Laboratory
a commercial gauger and laboratory.
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please
Service, Inc., 85 Lafayette St., Carteret,
reference the Web site listed below for SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, NJ 07008, has been approved to gauge
a complete listing of CBP approved pursuant to CBP regulations, that
gaugers and accredited laboratories. petroleum and certain petroleum
Laboratory Service, Inc., has been products and accredited to test
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- approved to gauge petroleum and
petroleum and certain petroleum
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- certain petroleum products and
products for customs purposes, in
accredited to test petroleum and certain
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laboratories accordance with the provisions of 19
petroleum products for customs
Dated: July 6, 2016. purposes for the next three years as of CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13.
Ira S. Reese, June 17, 2015. Laboratory Service, Inc., is approved for
Executive Director, Laboratories and the following gauging procedures for
DATES: The accreditation and approval
Scientific Services Directorate. petroleum and certain petroleum
of Laboratory Service, Inc., as
[FR Doc. 2016–17578 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] commercial gauger and laboratory products from the American Petroleum
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P became effective on June 17, 2015. The Institute (API):

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API chapters Title API chapters Title procedures and methods for petroleum
and certain petroleum products set forth
1 ..................... Vocabulary. 17 ................... Maritime measurement. by the U.S. Customs and Border
3 ..................... Tank gauging. Protection Laboratory Methods (CBPL)
7 ..................... Temperature determination.
8 ..................... Sampling.
Laboratory Service, Inc., is accredited and American Society for Testing and
12 ................... Calculations. for the following laboratory analysis Materials (ASTM):

CBPL No. ASTM Title

27–11 ................ D445 .......... Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids.
27–48 ................ D4052 ........ Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter.
Pending ............. D1364 ........ Standard Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl Fischer Reagent Titration Method).

Anyone wishing to employ this entity March 24, 2016. The next triennial Dated: July 6, 2016.
to conduct laboratory analyses and inspection date will be scheduled for Ira S. Reese,
gauger services should request and March 2019. Executive Director, Laboratories and
receive written assurances from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scientific Services Directorate.
entity that it is accredited or approved Approved Gauger and Accredited [FR Doc. 2016–17575 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]
by the U.S. Customs and Border Laboratories Manager, Laboratories and BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
Protection to conduct the specific test or Scientific Services Directorate, U.S.
gauger service requested. Alternatively, Customs and Border Protection, 1300
inquiries regarding the specific test or Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
gauger service this entity is accredited 1500N, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202– SECURITY
or approved to perform may be directed 344–1060.
to the U.S. Customs and Border Office of the Secretary
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, [Docket No. DHS–2016–0048]
The inquiry may also be sent to that AmSpec Services, LLC, 11725 Port
CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please Rd., Seabrook, TX 77586, has been Privacy Act of 1974; Department of
reference the Web site listed below for approved to gauge petroleum and Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and
a complete listing of CBP approved certain petroleum products for customs Border Protection, DHS/CBP–001,
gaugers and accredited laboratories purposes, in accordance with the Import Information System, System of
http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. AmSpec Records
scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- Services, LLC is approved for the AGENCY: Department of Homeland
laboratories following gauging procedures for Security, Privacy Office.
Dated: July 6, 2016. petroleum and certain petroleum ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of
Ira S. Reese, products from the American Petroleum records.
Institute (API):
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services Directorate.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
API Title Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
[FR Doc. 2016–17581 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am] chapters Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
update an existing systems of records
1 ............. Vocabulary.
3 ............. Tank Gauging. titled, ‘‘DHS/U.S. Customs and Border
7 ............. Temperature Determination. Protection (CBP)–001 Import
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
8 ............. Sampling. Information System (IIS) System of
SECURITY
11 ........... Physical Properties. Records’’ (August 17, 2015, 80 FR
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 12 ........... Calculations. 49256). This system of records will
17 ........... Maritime Measurement. continue to permit DHS/CBP to collect
Approval of AmSpec Services, LLC, as and maintain records on all commercial
a Commercial Gauger Anyone wishing to employ this entity goods imported into the United States,
to conduct gauger services should as well as information pertaining to the
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border request and receive written assurances carrier, broker, importer, and other
Protection, Department of Homeland from the entity that it is approved by the persons associated with the manifest,
Security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection to import, or commercial entry
ACTION: Notice of approval of AmSpec conduct the specific gauger service transactions for the goods.
Services, LLC, as a commercial gauger. requested. Alternatively, inquiries DHS/CBP is updating this system of
regarding the specific gauger service this records notice to provide notice that IIS
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, entity is approved to perform may be records may be stored on both DHS
pursuant to CBP regulations, that directed to the U.S. Customs and Border unclassified and classified networks to
AmSpec Services, LLC, has been Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. allow for analysis and vetting consistent
approved to gauge petroleum and The inquiry may also be sent to with existing DHS/CBP authorities and
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certain petroleum products for customs CBPGaugersLabs@cbp.dhs.gov. Please purposes and this published notice.
purposes for the next three years as of reference the Web site listed below for Furthermore, this notice includes non-
March 24, 2016. a complete listing of CBP approved substantive changes to simplify the
DATES: Effective Dates: The gaugers and accredited laboratories. formatting and text of the previously
accreditation and approval of AmSpec http://www.cbp.gov/about/labs- published notice.
Services, LLC, as commercial gauger scientific/commercial-gaugers-and- This system of records notice was
and laboratory became effective on laboratories. previously published in the Federal

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
Dates		The accreditation and approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as commercial gauger and laboratory became effective on June 17, 2015. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for June 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		81 FR 48825

81 FR 48825 - Accreditation and Approval of Laboratory Service, Inc., as a Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYU.S. Customs and Border Protection

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection