[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 23 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02368]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11346]


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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Republic of Albania 
made a request to the Government of the United States on November 9, 
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. Albania's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing 
Albania'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 Albania'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. 2021-02368 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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