[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13914-13915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05147]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9906]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment from outside parties.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is issuing this notice to announce the 
location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee.

DATES: 
     Written Comments: Must be received no later than March 20, 
2017, at 11:59 p.m. (ET).
     Open Session: March 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m. (EDT).
     Closed Session: March 21-March 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The open meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
State, SA-5 (American Pharmacists

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Association building), 2200 C St. NW., Washington, DC.
    Methods of written comment submission are as follows:
     Web: Persons with access to the Internet may comment by 
going to http://www.regulations.gov, entering the docket DOS-2017-0011, 
and following the prompts to submit comments.
     Regular Mail: Only send written comments that contain 
privileged or confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 
2605(i)(1)) to: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs--Cultural Heritage Center, SA-5 Floor 5, 2200 C St. 
NW., Washington, DC 20522-0505.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To pre-register for the open session 
or for general questions concerning the meeting, contact the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs--Cultural Heritage Center by phone: 
202-632-6301, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 306(e)(2) of the 
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (5 U.S.C. 2601 et 
seq.) (``the Act''), the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs calls a meeting of the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee (''the Committee''). The Committee's 
responsibilities are carried out in accordance with provisions of the 
Act. The Acting Assistant Secretary has closed a portion of this 
meeting to the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 
2605.
    Meeting Agenda: During the closed portion of the meeting, the 
Committee will review the proposal to extend the Memorandum of 
Understanding Between the Government of United States of America and 
the Government of Belize Concerning the Imposition of Import 
Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing the 
Cultural Heritage of Belize from the Pre-Ceramic (Approximately 9000 
B.C.), Pre-Classic, Classic, and Post-Classic Periods of the Pre-
Columbian Era through the Early and Late Colonial Periods. Also, during 
the closed portion of the meeting, the Committee will review the 
proposed extension 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 Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures and 
Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material from the Conquest and Colonial 
Periods of Guatemala. Also, during the closed portion of the meeting, 
the Committee will review the proposed extension of the Agreement 
Between the Government of 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.
    Open Session Attendance: An open portion of the meeting to receive 
oral public comments on the proposals to extend the Belize MOU, 
Guatemala MOU, and Mali Agreement will be held Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 
beginning at 9:00 a.m. (EDT). The text of the Act and the MOUs and 
Agreement, as well as related information, may be found at http://culturalheritage.state.gov.
    If you wish to attend the open portion of the meeting of the 
Committee on March 21, 2017, registration is required. Please notify 
the Cultural Heritage Center of the U.S. Department of State at (202) 
632-6301 no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT) March 20, 2017, to arrange for 
admission. Seating is limited. When calling, please request reasonable 
accommodation if needed. The open portion will be held at the U.S. 
Department of State, SA-5 (American Pharmacists Association building), 
2200 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20037. Please enter using the C Street 
entrance, and plan to present a valid photo ID and arrive 30 minutes 
before the beginning of the open session.
    Personal information regarding attendees is requested pursuant to 
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 
amended (Pub. L. 99-399), the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107-56), 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 
https://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for additional 
information.
    If you wish to make an oral presentation at the open portion of the 
meeting, you must request to be scheduled by the above-mentioned date 
and time, and you must submit a written summary of your oral 
presentation, ensuring that it is received no later than March 20, 
2017, at 11:59 p.m. (ET), via the Federal Register Web site listed in 
the ADDRESSES section above to allow time for distribution to members 
of the Committee prior to the meeting. Oral comments will be limited to 
five (5) minutes to allow time for questions from members of the 
Committee. All oral comments must relate specifically to matters 
referred to in 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1), with respect to which the 
Committee makes its findings and recommendations.
    Written Comments: If you do not wish to make oral comments but 
still wish to make your views known, you may submit written comments 
for the Committee to consider. Written comments from outside parties 
regarding the proposed extensions of the Belize MOU, Guatemala MOU, 
and/or Mali Agreement must be received no later than March 20, 2017, at 
11:59 p.m. (ET). Your written comments should relate specifically to 
the matters referred to in 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1).
    This announcement will appear in the Federal Register less than 15 
days prior to the meeting. The Department of State finds that there is 
an exceptional circumstance in that delegations from Belize and the 
Republic of Guatemala are scheduled to make presentations to the 
Committee concerning their respective agreements during the closed 
session; therefore, this meeting must convene beginning on March 21 for 
the open session.

Mark Taplin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
U.S. Department of State.
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