[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27322]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12283]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Republic 
of India 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 India for cultural property 
protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Compton, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (telephone: 202-632-
6301; e-email: [email protected]). Include ``India'' in the subject 
line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Republic of India made 
a request to the Government of the United States on September 12, 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. India's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials representing 
India'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-1-2024. 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. 2023-27322 Filed 12-12-23; 8:45 am]
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