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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
 

Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Pub. L. 97-
446; Import Restriction on Maya Artifacts From the Peten Region, 
Guatemala

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Determination to Extend Emergency Restriction on Maya Artifacts 
from the Peten Region, Guatemala.

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    Pursuant to the authority vested in me under Executive Order 12555 
and Delegation Order No. 86-3 of March 18, 1986 (51 FR 10137),
    I find: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 304(c)(3) of the 
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(3), with respect to the extension of an 
emergency import restriction on Maya artifacts from the Peten Region, 
Guatemala, and pursuant to the emergency provisions under Section 
304(a)(3); and pursuant to a favorable recommendation from the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee,--
    (1) That the material is archaeological and is identifiable as part 
of the remains of the Maya civilization (approximately 1200 B.C.-1500 
A.D) which developed a writing system and about which little is known 
except from limited scientific excavation of intact remains; that 
pillage continues to exist relative to these remains of the Maya 
culture, the record of which continues to be in jeopardy from pillage, 
dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be, 
of crisis proportions;
    (2) That the application of the import restriction set forth on a 
temporary basis would continue, in whole or in part, to reduce the 
incentive for pillage.

Determination

    Therefore, in accordance with the aforementioned authority vested 
in me, and pursuant to Section 304(c)(3) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 
2603(c)(3), and consistent with a favorable recommendation from the 
Cultural Property Advisory Committee, I determine:
    (1) That the emergency condition continues to apply with respect to 
Maya artifacts from the Peten Region of Guatemala,
    (2) That the emergency import restriction that went into effect on 
April 15, 1991, is extended for a period of three more years effective 
October 3, 1994.

    Dated: September 23, 1994.
Penn Kemble,
Deputy Director, United States Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 94-24144 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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