[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04331]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice:11058]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Republic 
of Costa Rica 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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SUMMARY: Notice of receipt of request from Costa Rica for cultural 
property protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Davis, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202-632-6301; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica 
made a request to the Government of the United States on December 2, 
2019, 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. Costa Rica's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological material representing Costa Rica'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 Costa Rica's request and information 
about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be 
available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: http://culturalheritage.state.gov.

Marie Therese Porter Royce,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-04331 Filed 3-2-20; 8:45 am]
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