# Accreditation and Approval of AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX), 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 (Freeport, TX), as a commercial gauger and laboratory.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX), 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 21, 2025.
**DATES:**
AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX), was approved and accredited as a commercial gauger and laboratory as of May 21, 2025. The next triennial inspection date will be scheduled for May 2028.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Dr. Justin Shey, Laboratories and Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1501A North, Washington, DC 20004, tel. 202-344-1060.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13, that AmSpec LLC, 2003 Victoria Lane, Freeport, TX 77541, 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 (Freeport, TX), is approved for the following gauging procedures for petroleum and certain petroleum products from the American Petroleum Institute (API):
| API | Title |
| --- | --- |
| 3 | Tank Gauging. |
| 7 | Temperature Determination. |
| 8 | Sampling. |
| 11 | Physical Properties Data. |
| 12 | Calculation of Petroleum Quantities. |
| 17 | Marine Measurement. |
AmSpec LLC (Freeport, TX), 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 27-06 | D473 | Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method. |
| 27-07 | D4807 | Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration. |
| 27-11 | D445 | Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity). |
| 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, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Oils by Digital Density Analyzer. |
| N/A | D3227 | Standard Test Method for (Thiol Mercaptan) Sulfur in Gasoline, Kerosine, Aviation Turbine, and Distillate Fuels (Potentiometric Method). |
| N/A | D4007 | Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure). |
| N/A | D5705 | Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide in the Vapor Phase Above Residual Fuel Oils. |
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 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* .
Patricia A. Coleman,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Laboratories and Scientific Services.