[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 190 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 51140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24950]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet on 
Wednesday, October 9, 1996, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
and on Thursday, October 10, 1996, from approximately 10:45 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m., at The Getty Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty Center 
Drive, Los Angeles, California. The meeting on October 9 will be held 
jointly with ministers of culture from Central America.
    Pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Pub. L. 97-446) the agenda will include a 
statutorily mandated review of the effectiveness of U.S. action to 
protect archaeological resources in certain countries of Central 
America; a review of steps taken internally in the Central American 
region to restrict the unauthorized movement of cultural objects and to 
advance scientific, cultural and educational opportunities associated 
with the protection of objects representing the Mesoamerican cultures. 
The Committee will also review new draft guidelines for countries 
submitting requests to the U.S. for cultural property protection and 
will discuss internal operating procedures. Since discussion of these 
matters will involve information the premature disclosure of which 
would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed 
actions, this portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h).

    Dated: September 24, 1996.
Joseph Duffey,
Director, United States Information Agency.

Determination to Close the Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee October 9 and 10, 1996

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), I 
hereby determined that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee meeting 
on October 9 and 10, 1996, at which there will be discussions 
concerning the effectiveness of U.S. protection of pre-Hispanic 
archaeological material originating in certain countries in Central 
America as well as discussions about internal operating procedures, may 
be closed to the public.

    Dated: September 24, 1996.
Joseph Duffey,
Director, United States Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 96-24950 Filed 9-27-96; 8:45 am]
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