[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12503]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10039]


Notice of Receipt of Request From Libya Under Article 9 of the 
1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the 
Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Government of Libya has made a request to the Government of the 
United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the 
Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and 
Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. The United States 
Department of State received this request on May 30, 2017. Libya's 
request seeks U.S. import restrictions on archaeological and/or 
ethnological materials representing Libya's cultural patrimony from the 
prehistoric through Ottoman Era. Pursuant to the authority vested in 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of the request is 
hereby published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Foster at 202-632-6310, or 
the Cultural Heritage Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs: 202-632-6301; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public summary of Libya's request and 
information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention can 
be found at the Cultural Heritage Center Web site: http://culturalheritage.state.gov.

Mark Taplin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-12503 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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