[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 31247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08708]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12386]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of Ukraine Under 
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 Ukraine for cultural 
property protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Freeland, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (771) 204-6344; 
[email protected]; include ``Ukraine'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of Ukraine made a request to 
the Government of the United States on March 5, 2024, 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. Ukraine's request seeks U.S. import restrictions on 
archaeological and ethnological materials representing Ukraine'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-june-4-6-2024. 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. 2024-08708 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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