[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86436-86437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27320]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12285]


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 from January 30 to February 1, 2024, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). The public may participate in, or 
observe, the virtual open session on January 30, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m. (EST). More information below.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20520. The public will participate via videoconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Davis, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (telephone: 771-204-
4765; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary of State for 
Educational and Cultural Affairs calls a 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 a request from the 
Government of the Republic of India seeking import restrictions on 
archaeological and ethnological materials and will review the proposed 
extension of an agreement with the Government of the People's 
Democratic Republic of Algeria. In addition, the Committee will 
undertake a continuing review of the effectiveness of other cultural 
property agreements and emergency actions currently in force.
    The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session 
on January 30, 2024. 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-1-2024.
    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 
22, 2024. 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 22, 2024. Written comments may 
be submitted in two ways, depending on whether they contain 
confidential information:
    [ballot] General Comments: For general comments, use http://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket [DOS-2023-0040], and follow the 
prompts.
    [ballot] 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 
``India'' and/or ``Algeria'' in the subject line.
    [ballot] 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-1-2024. 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

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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 R. Davis Lehmann,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-27320 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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