[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27648-27649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12676]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10443]


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:  July 31 through August 2, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT). 
The open session of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee will be 
held on July 31, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). It will last approximately 
an hour and a half. 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 July 15 by contacting the Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs at [email protected]. It may not be possible to 
accommodate requests made after that date.
    Written Comments: Must be received no later than July 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-2018-0022] and follow the prompts to submit comments.
    [ssquf] Paper Comments: If comments contain privileged or 
confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)), 
you may send comments 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) 632-6301, 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 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 Algeria 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 Republic of Honduras 
Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological 
Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Honduras and Ecclesiastical 
Ethnological Material from the Colonial Period of Honduras (``the 
Honduras MOU''). 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 Republic of Bulgaria Concerning 
the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological 
and Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material of the Republic of Bulgaria 
(``the Bulgaria MOU'').
    Open Session Participation: An open session of the meeting to 
receive oral public comments on the Algeria request and the proposed 
extensions of the Honduras MOU and the Bulgaria MOU will be held 
Tuesday, July 31, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. 
(EDT). Instructions on calling in to the meeting, the text of the Act, 
a summary of the Government of Algeria's request, and copies of the 
Honduras MOU and the Bulgaria 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 July 15, 2018, 
via email ([email protected]); and (2) submit a written summary of your 
oral presentation, ensuring that it is submitted no later than 11:59 
p.m. (EDT) on July 15, 2018, on the Regulations.gov website listed in 
the ``COMMENTS'' section above. Oral

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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 Algeria request and the proposed extensions of 
the Honduras MOU and the Bulgaria MOU must be received submitted to the 
Regulations.gov website listed in the ``COMMENTS'' section above no 
later than July 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. The Department 
will post the comments 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)).

Marie Therese Porter Royce,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-12676 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]
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