Notice of Receipt of Request From the Former Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 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

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September 21, 2021

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Notice of receipt of request from Afghanistan for cultural property protection.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 52542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20341]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public notice 11545]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Former Government of the 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 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

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Public notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Compton, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202-632-6571; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#791a0c15090b1609390a0d180d1c571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="482b3d24383a2738083b3c293c2d662f273e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; include ``Afghanistan'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The former Government of the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan made a request to the Government of the United 
States 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. The United States Department of State 
received this request on April, 28, 2021. The former Government of 
Afghanistan's request seeks U.S. import restrictions on archaeological 
and ethnological material representing Afghanistan's cultural 
patrimony. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary 
of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to 19 
U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of the request is hereby published. A 
public summary of the former Government of Afghanistan's request and 
information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention 
will be available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: <a href="http://culturalheritage.state.gov">http://culturalheritage.state.gov</a>.

Allison Davis,
Executive Director CPAC, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-20341 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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