[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 15655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7924]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3919]


Renewal of Cultural Property Advisory Committee Charter

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Renewal of Cultural Property Advisory Committee Charter.

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    The Charter of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee is being 
renewed for a two-year period. The membership of this advisory 
committee consists of private sector experts in archaeology/
anthropology/ethnology; experts in the international sale of cultural 
property; and, representatives of museums and of the general public. 
The committee was established by 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., the Convention 
on Cultural Property Implementation Act. It reviews requests from other 
countries seeking U.S. import restrictions on archaeological or 
ethnological material the pillage of which places a country's cultural 
heritage in jeopardy. The committee makes findings and recommendations 
to the Secretary of State, who, on behalf of the President, determines 
whether to impose the import restrictions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cultural Property Office, U.S. 
Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Rm. 
334, State Annex 44, 301 4th St., SW, Washington, DC 20547. Phone (202) 
619-6612; Fax: (202) 260-4893.

    Dated: March 25, 2002.
Maria P. Kouroupas,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 02-7924 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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