[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78183-78184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27737]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11947]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Republic 
of North Macedonia 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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Freeland, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (202) 714-8403; 
[email protected]; include ``North Macedonia'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Republic of North 
Macedonia made a request to the Government of the United States on July 
29, 2022, 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. North Macedonia's request seeks U.S. 
import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials 
representing North Macedonia's cultural patrimony. The Cultural 
Heritage Center website provides instructions for public comment and 
additional information on the request, including categories of material 
that may be included in import restrictions: https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-January-30-February-02-2023. This notice is published pursuant to authority vested 
in the Assistant Secretary of State for

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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. 2022-27737 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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