[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00517]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10647]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan 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

SUMMARY: Notice of receipt of request from Jordan for cultural property 
protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Cohen, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202-632-6301; 
[email protected], include ``Jordan'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of Jordan 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 November 
26, 2018. Jordan's request seeks U.S. import restrictions on 
archaeological material representing Jordan's cultural patrimony. 
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. A public 
summary of Jordan's request and information about U.S. implementation 
of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be available at the Cultural 
Heritage Center website: https://eca.state.gov/cultural-heritage-center.

Marie Therese Porter Royce,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2019-00517 Filed 1-30-19; 8:45 am]
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