[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 78184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27736]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11948]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY:  The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, 
and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee (``the Committee'').

DATES:  The Committee will meet January 30-February 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20520. The public will participate via videoconference.
    Participation: The public may participate in, or observe, the 
virtual open session on January 30, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). 
More information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Allison Davis, Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs--Cultural Heritage Center, (202-702-1166) 
([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary of State for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs calls a hybrid meeting of the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee (``the Committee'') in accordance with the 
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601-
2613) (``the Act''). A portion of this meeting will be closed to the 
public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h).
    Meeting Agenda: The Committee will review the proposed extension 
and amendment of an agreement with the Government of the Kingdom of 
Cambodia, review a request from the Government of the Republic of North 
Macedonia seeking import restrictions on archaeological and 
ethnological materials, and review a request from the Government of 
Uzbekistan seeking import restrictions on archaeological and 
ethnological materials.
    The Open Session: The general public can observe the virtual open 
session on January 30, 2023. Registered participants may provide oral 
comments for a maximum of five (5) minutes each. The Department 
provides specific instructions on how to observe or provide oral 
comments at the open session at https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-January-30-February-02-2023.
    Oral Comments: Register to speak at the open session by sending an 
email with your name and organizational affiliation, as well as any 
requests for reasonable accommodation, to [email protected] by January 
23, 2023. Written comments are not required to make an oral comment 
during the open session.
    Written Comments: The Committee will review written comments if 
received by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on January 23, 2023. Written comments may 
be submitted in two ways, depending on whether they contain 
confidential information:
    [ssquf] General Comments: For general comments, use http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket [DOS-2022-0048], and follow the 
prompts.
    [ssquf] Confidential Comments: For comments that contain privileged 
or confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 
2605(i)(1)), please email submissions to [email protected]. Include 
``Cambodia'', ``North Macedonia'', and/or ``Uzbekistan'' in the subject 
line.
    [ssquf] Disclaimer: The Cultural Heritage Center website contains 
additional information about each agenda item, including categories of 
archaeological and ethnological material that may be included in import 
restrictions: https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-January-30-February-02-2023. Comments should 
relate specifically to the determinations specified in the Act at 19 
U.S.C. 2602(a)(1). Written comments submitted via regulations.gov are 
not private and are posted at https://www.regulations.gov. Because 
written comments cannot be edited to remove any personally identifying 
or contact information, we caution against including any such 
information in an electronic submission without appropriate permission 
to disclose that information (including trade secrets and commercial or 
financial information that are privileged or confidential within the 
meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)). We request that any party soliciting 
or aggregating written comments from other persons inform those persons 
that the Department will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information and that they therefore should not 
include any such information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed.

Allison Davis,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-27736 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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