[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07123]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11701]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan 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

ACTION: Notice.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan made a request to the Government of the United States on May 
4, 2021, 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. Pakistan's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing 
Pakistan's cultural patrimony. The Cultural Heritage Center website 
provides instructions for public comment and additional information on 
the request, including categories of archaeological and ethnological 
material that may be included in import restrictions: https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-april-26-27-2022. This notice is published pursuant to authority vested 
in the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1).

Allison Davis,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-07123 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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