[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34199-34200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14531]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7048]
Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee
In accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Cultural
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (the Act) there
will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee on
Wednesday, July 14, 2010, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., and on
Thursday, July 15, 2010, from 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m., at the
Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC.
During its meeting the Committee will review a proposal to extend the
``Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and
the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua Concerning the Imposition
of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Hispanic
Cultures of the Republic of Nicaragua,'' and possible additional
restrictions on certain ethnological material. The Agreement was
entered into on October 26, 2000, and amended and extended in 2005
through an exchange of diplomatic notes. The purpose of this review is
for the Committee to make findings and a recommendation regarding the
proposal to extend (and possibly amend) this Agreement.
The Committee's responsibilities are carried out in accordance with
provisions of the Act. The U.S.--Nicaragua Agreement, as amended and
extended, the Designated List of restricted categories, the text of the
Act and related information may be found at http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/culprop.
Exercising delegated authority from the President and the Secretary
of State, I have determined that portions of the meeting on July 14,
and all of the meeting on July 15 will be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), because the disclosure of matters
involved in the Committee's proceedings would compromise the
Government's negotiating objectives or bargaining positions on the
negotiations of this Agreement. However, on July 14, the Committee will
hold an open session, 9:30 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m., to receive
oral public comment on the proposal to extend the Agreement. Persons
wishing to attend this open session should notify the Cultural Heritage
Center of the Department of State at (202) 632-6301 by Wednesday, June
30, 2010, 5 p.m. (EDT) to arrange for admission, as seating is limited.
Those who wish to make oral presentations should request to be
scheduled and submit a written text of the oral comments by Wednesday,
June 30, 2010, to allow time for distribution of these comments to
Committee members for their review prior to the meeting. Oral comments
will be limited to five minutes each or less to allow time for
questions from members of the Committee and must specifically address
the determinations under section 303(a)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
2602(a)(1), 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 June 30, 2010. All written materials,
including the written texts of oral statements, should be faxed to
(202) 632-6300, if five pages or less. Written comments greater than
five pages in length must be duplicated (20 copies) and mailed to
Cultural Heritage Center, SA-5, Fifth Floor, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20522-0505. Express mail is recommended for timely
delivery.
On July 15, 2010, the Committee will conduct an interim review of
the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government
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of the Republic of Bolivia concerning the Imposition of Import
Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures
and Certain Ethnological Materials from the Colonial and Republican
Periods of Bolivia.
Judith A. McHale,
Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2010-14531 Filed 6-15-10; 8:45 am]
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