9111-14
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec, LLC (St. James, 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, LLC (St. James, LA) as a
commercial gauger and laboratory.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec, LLC
(St. James, 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 three years as of May 10, 2023.
DATES: AmSpec, LLC (St. James, LA) was approved and accredited as a commercial
gauger and laboratory as of May 10, 2023. The next inspection date will be scheduled for
May 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Eugene Bondoc, Laboratories
and Scientific Services Directorate, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1501-A North, Washington, DC 20229, tel. 202-3441060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR
151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec, LLC, 5525 Highway 18, St. James, LA 70086,
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 May 10, 2023.
AmSpec, LLC (St. James, LA) is approved for the following gauging procedures for
petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):

API Chapters
1
3
7
8
11
12
Title
Vocabulary
Tank Gauging
Temperature Determination
Sampling
Physical Properties Data
Calculations
Maritime Measurement

AmSpec, LLC (St. James, 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

27-03

D 4006

27-06

D 473

27-13

D 4294

27-46

D 5002

N/A

D 4007

Title
Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation
Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel
Oils by the Extraction Method
Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum
Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer
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/labs-scientific/commercial-gaugers-and-laboratories
James D. Sweet,

Laboratory Director, Houston,
Laboratories and Scientific Services Directorate.
[FR Doc. 2024-14555 Filed: 7/1/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/2/2024]