[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32010-32011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13693]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7468]


Notice of Closed Meeting (With Open Session) of the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee

    There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
on Monday, June 27, 2011, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on 
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the 
U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC.

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    During its meeting on Monday, June 27, the Committee will begin its 
review of a proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of Bolivia Concerning the Imposition of Import 
Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures 
and Certain Ethnological Material from the Colonial and Republican 
Periods of Bolivia [Docket No. DOS-2011-0092]. An open session to 
receive oral public comment on this proposal to extend will be held 
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    On Tuesday, June 28, the Committee will conduct interim reviews of 
the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala 
Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological 
Objects and Materials from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Guatemala, and 
of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of 
Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali from the 
Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to approximately the Mid-Eighteenth 
Century. Public comment, oral and written, will be invited at a time in 
the future should these MOUs be proposed for extension.
    The Committee's responsibilities are carried out in accordance with 
provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  2601 et seq.). The text of the Act and the 
subject MOUs/Agreement, as well as related information, may be found at 
http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/culprop/html.
    Persons wishing to attend the open session should notify the 
Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State at (202) 632-6301 
no later than June 10, 2011, 5 p.m. (EDT) to arrange for admission. 
Seating is limited. Special accommodation needs should be specified 
upon notification of attendance.
    Portions of the meeting on June 27 and 28, 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.''
    Persons wishing to make an oral presentation at the public session 
on June 27 must request to be scheduled and must submit a written text 
of their oral comments no later than June 10, 2011, 5 p.m. (EDT) 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. All oral and written comments must relate 
specifically 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 statute can be 
found at the web site noted above.

ADDRESSES: All written materials, including the written texts of oral 
statements, may be submitted via postal mail, commercial delivery, hand 
delivery, or through the eRulemaking Portal. If more than three (3) 
pages, 20 duplicates of written materials must be sent to the address 
below by commercial delivery. Those having access to the Internet and 
wishing to make a comment of three or fewer pages regarding this Public 
Notice, may do so through the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see below). 
This procedure facilitates public participation and implements section 
206 of the E-Government Act of 2002, Public Law 107-347, 116 Stat. 
2915. It also supports Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's 
Greening Diplomacy Initiative which aims to reduce the State 
Department's environmental footprint and reduce costs. Comments by fax 
or by e-mail will not be accepted. Please submit comments once.
    Postal Mail or Commercial Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/
P/C), SA-5, Fifth Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-
0505.
     Hand Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C), 
Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal. To submit comments 
electronically, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search on docket 
number DOS-2011-0092. Information on using Regulations.gov, including 
instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and 
viewing the dockets, is available on the site under ``How To Use This 
Site.''
    Privacy: Comments submitted in electronic form will be posted on 
the site http://www.regulations.gov. Because the comments will not be 
edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the Department 
of State cautions against including any information in an electronic 
submission that one does not want publicly disclosed (including trade 
secrets and commercial or financial information that may be considered 
privileged or confidential pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec.  2605(i)(1)). The 
Department of State requests that any party soliciting or aggregating 
comments received from other persons for submission to the Department 
of State inform those persons that the Department of State will not 
edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information 
and, therefore, they should not include any information in their 
comments that they do not want publicly disclosed.

    Dated: May 25, 2011.
Ann Stock,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2011-13693 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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