[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14537-14538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06761]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10373]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

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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: May 2, 2018, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; May 3-4, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. (EDT). The open session of the Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee will be held on May 2, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). It will last 
approximately one hour. Participants will participate electronically. 
Those who wish to participate in the open session should visit http://culturalheritage.state.gov where information will be provided on how to 
access the meeting. If needed, please request reasonable accommodation 
not later than April 15 by contacting the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs at [email protected]. Requests made after that date 
will be considered, but it might not be possible to fulfill them.
    Written Comments: Must be received no later than April 15, 2018, at 
11:59 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The public will participate electronically. The members will 
meet at the U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C St. NW and the 
Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC.
    Comments: Methods of written comment submission are as follows:
    [ssquf] Electronic Comments: Use http://www.regulations.gov, enter 
the docket [DOS-2018-0013] and follow the prompts to submit comments.
    [ssquf] Paper Comments: Only send paper comments if comments 
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: For general questions concerning the 
meeting, contact Andrew Cohen, Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs--Cultural Heritage Center by phone, (202) 632-6307, 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. A portion of this meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605.
    Meeting Agenda: The Committee will review the request by the 
Government of Ecuador seeking import restrictions on archaeological and 
ethnological material. The Committee will also review a proposal to 
extend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of 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 
(``the China MOU'').
    Open Session Participation: An open session of the meeting to 
receive oral public comments on the Ecuador request and the proposed 
extension of the China MOU will be held Tuesday, May 2, 2018, from 3:00 
p.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. (EDT). Instructions on calling in to 
the meeting, the text of the Act, a summary of the Government of 
Ecuador's request, and a

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copy of the China MOU may be found at http://culturalheritage.state.gov.
    If you wish to make an oral presentation at the meeting, you must: 
(1) Request to be scheduled by April 15, 2018, via email 
([email protected]); and (2) submit a written summary of your oral 
presentation, ensuring that it is received no later than 11:59 p.m. 
(EDT) on April 15, 2018, via the Regulations.gov website listed in the 
``COMMENTS'' section above. 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. Oral presentation to the Committee may be 
requested but, due to time constraints, is not guaranteed.
    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 interested parties regarding the 
Ecuador request and the proposed extension of the China MOU must be 
received no later than April 15, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). Your 
written comments should relate specifically to the matters referred to 
in 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1). The Department requests that any party 
soliciting or aggregating written comments received from other persons 
for submission to the Department inform those persons that the 
Department will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or 
contact information and that they therefore should not include any such 
information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. 
Written comments submitted in electronic form are not private. They 
will be posted at http://www.regulations.gov. Because written comments 
cannot be edited to remove any personally identifying or contact 
information, the U.S. 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 are privileged or confidential within the meaning of 
19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)).

    Dated: March 21, 2018.
Jennifer Zimdahl Galt,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
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