[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6546-6547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1953]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6075]


Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

    There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
on Thursday, March 6, 2008, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on 
Friday, March 7, from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Department 
of State, Annex 44, Room 840, 301 4th St., SW., Washington, DC. During 
its meeting the Committee will review a proposal to extend the 
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia Concerning the 
Imposition of Import Restrictions on Khmer Archaeological Material 
(``MOU''). The Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia has notified the 
Government of the United States of America of its interest in extending 
the MOU.
    The Committee's responsibilities are carried out in accordance with 
provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.). The text of the Act and subject MOU, as well 
as related information, may be found at http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop. Portions of the meeting on March 6 will be closed pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), the latter of which 
stipulates that ``The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
shall apply to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee except that the 
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and 11 of such 
Act (relating to open meetings, public notice, public participation, 
and public availability of documents) shall not apply to the Committee, 
whenever and to the extent it is determined by the President or his 
designee that the disclosure of matters involved in the Committee's 
proceedings would compromise the Government's negotiation objectives or 
bargaining positions on the negotiations of any agreement authorized by 
this title.'' However, on March 6, the Committee will hold an open 
session from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., to receive oral public 
comment on the proposal to extend. Such an open session is not a 
statutory requirement, nor is the invitation for public oral or written 
comment. These steps are taken at the initiative of the Department of 
State. Persons wishing to attend this open session should notify the 
Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State at (202) 453-8800 
no later than February 25, 2008, 5 p.m. (EST) to arrange for admission. 
Seating is limited.
    Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation at the public session 
must request to be scheduled, and must submit a written text of the 
oral comments by February 25, 2008, to allow time for distribution to 
Committee members prior to the meeting. Oral comments will be limited 
to allow time for questions from members of the Committee and must 
specifically relate to the determinations under Section 303(a)(1) of 
the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 2602, 
pursuant to which the Committee must make findings. This citation for 
the determinations can be found at the Web site noted above.
    The Committee also invites written comments and asks that they be 
submitted no later than February 25,

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2008, to allow time for distribution to Committee members prior to the 
meeting. All written materials, including the written texts of oral 
statements, may be faxed to (202) 453-8803. If more than three (3) 
pages, 20 duplicates of written materials must be sent by express mail 
to: Cultural Heritage Center, Department of State, Annex 44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547; tel: (202) 453-8800.

    Dated: January 25, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
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