[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19564-19565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07515]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8264; Docket No. DOS-2013-0008]


Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

    There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
May 14-17, 2013, at the U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC Portions of this meeting will be closed to 
the public, as discussed below.
    During the closed portion of the meeting, the Committee will review 
the proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
People's Republic of China Concerning the Imposition of Import 
Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material from the 
Paleolithic Period Through the Tang Dynasty and Monumental Sculpture 
and Wall Art At Least 250 Years Old (``MOU'') [Docket No. DOS-2013-
0008]. An open session to receive oral public comment on this proposal 
will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, beginning at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
    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.; ``Act''). The text of the Act and MOU, as well 
as related information, may be found at http://culturalheritage.state.gov. If you wish to attend the open session on 
May 14, 2013, you should notify the Cultural Heritage Center of the 
Department of State at (202) 632-6301 no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) 
April 23, 2013, to arrange for admission. Seating is limited. When 
calling, please specify if you have special accommodation needs. Please 
plan to arrive 30 minutes before the beginning of the open session. The 
venue for the open session, which will be held in Washington, DC, will 
be posted after April 23 at http://eca.state.gov/cultural-heritage-center.
    If you wish to make an oral presentation at the open session, you 
must request to be scheduled and must submit a written text of your 
oral comments, ensuring that it is received no later than April 23, 
2013, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT), via the eRulemaking Portal (see below), 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 19 U.S.C. 2602 of the Act, 
pursuant to which the Committee must make findings. This statute can be 
found at the Web site noted above.
    If you do not wish to make oral comment, but still wish to make 
your views known, you may send written comments for the Committee to 
consider. Again, your comments must relate specifically to the 
determinations under 19 U.S.C. 2602 of the Act. Submit all written 
materials electronically through the eRulemaking Portal (see below), 
ensuring that they are received no later than April 23, 2013 at 11:59 
p.m. (EDT). Our adoption of this procedure facilitates public 
participation, implements Section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002, 
Public Law 107-347, 116 Stat. 2915, and supports the Department of 
State's ``Greening Diplomacy'' initiative which aims to reduce the 
State Department's environmental footprint and reduce costs.
    Confidential written comments: If you wish to submit information 
that is privileged or confidential in your comments, pursuant to 19 
U.S.C. 2605(i)(1), you may do so via regular mail, commercial delivery, 
or hand delivery. Only confidential comments will be accepted via those 
methods.
    As a general reminder, comments submitted by fax or email are not 
accepted. In the past, twenty copies of texts over five pages in length 
were requested. Please note that this is no longer necessary; all 
comments, other than confidential comments, should now be submitted via 
the eRulemaking Portal only.
    Please submit comments only once.
     Electronic Delivery. To submit comments electronically, go 
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov), enter 
the Docket No. DOS-2013-0008, and follow the prompts to submit a 
comment.
     Comments submitted in confidence only: Regular Mail or 
Commercial Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C), SA-5, Fifth 
Floor, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

[[Page 19565]]

20522-0505. Hand Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C), U.S. 
Department of State, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20037.
    Comments submitted in electronic form are not private. They will be 
posted on the site http://www.regulations.gov. Because the comments 
cannot 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 
is privileged or confidential pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 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 that they therefore should not include any information 
in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed.
    As noted above, portions of the meeting 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.'' Pursuant to law, executive order, and delegation of 
authority, I have made such a determination.
    Personal information regarding attendees is requested pursuant to 
Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986), as amended; Public Law 107-56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and Executive 
Order 13356. The purpose of the collection is to validate the identity 
of individuals who enter Department facilities. The data will be 
entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS-D) database. 
Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at 
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/103419.pdf for additional 
information.

    Date March 22, 2013.
Ann Stock,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-07515 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-05-P