[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16956]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12140]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Nepal 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: Public notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Nizov, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (202) 890-7523; 
[email protected]; include ``Nepal'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Federal Democratic 
Republic of Nepal made a request to the Government of the United States 
on May 23, 2023, 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. Nepal's request seeks U.S. 
import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials 
representing Nepal'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-meet-chicago-september-19-20-2023. 
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 R. Davis Lehmann,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-16956 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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