[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51543-51544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18266]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice:11185]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria 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 Nigeria for cultural 
property protection.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria made a request to the Government of the United States on March 
13, 2020, 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. Nigeria's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing 
Nigeria's cultural patrimony. Pursuant to the authority vested in the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and

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Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of 
the request is hereby published. A public summary of Nigeria'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.

Allison R. Davis,
Executive Director, CPAC, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-18266 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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