Notice2022-00015

Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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January 6, 2022

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The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 792-793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00015]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11620]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State announces the location, dates, times, 
and agenda for the next meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee.

DATES AND TIMES: The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (``the 
Committee'') will meet January 25-27, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(EST) via videoconference. The Committee will hold an open session on 
January 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (EST), which will last approximately 
one hour.
    Participation: You may participate in the open session by 
videoconference. To participate, visit <a href="http://culturalheritage.state.gov">http://culturalheritage.state.gov</a> for information on how to access the 
meeting. Please submit any requests for reasonable accommodation no 
later than January 18, 2022, by contacting the Bureau of Educational 
and Cultural Affairs at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9baacb5a9abb6a999aaadb8adbcf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1675637a6664796656656277627338717960">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. It may not be possible to 
accommodate requests made after that date.
    Comments: The Committee will review your written comments if they 
are received by January 18, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). You are not 
required to submit written comments in order to make an oral comment in 
the open session. You may submit written comments in two ways, 
depending on whether they contain privileged or confidential 
information:
    [ssquf] Electronic Comments: For ordinary comments, please use 
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, enter the docket [DOS-2021-0037], and 
follow the prompts to submit your comments.
    [ssquf] Email Comments: For comments that contain privileged or 
confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)), 
please email submissions to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2744524b5755485767545346534209404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b786e776b69746b5b686f7a6f7e357c746d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include ``Cyprus'', 
``Guatemala'', and/or ``Mali'' in the subject line, as appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions concerning the 
meeting, contact Allison Davis, Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
Affairs--Cultural Heritage Center, by phone (202-702-1166) or email 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f390869f83819c83b38087928796dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87e4f2ebf7f5e8f7c7f4f3e6f3e2a9e0e8f1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Convention on 
Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (``the 
Act''), the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs calls a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
(``the Committee'') (19 U.S.C. 2605(e)(2)). The Act describes the 
Committee's responsibilities. 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 continue to review the proposed 
extension and amendment of the cultural property agreement with the 
Government of the Republic of Cyprus, including a request to include 
additional categories of archaeological and ethnological material. The 
Committee will also review the proposed extension of the cultural 
property agreement with the Government of the Republic of Guatemala and 
the proposed extension and amendment of the cultural property agreement 
with the Government of the Republic of Mali, including a request to 
include additional categories of ethnological material. In addition, 
the Committee will undertake a continuing review of the effectiveness 
of other cultural property agreements and emergency actions currently 
in force.
    Open Session Participation: The Committee will hold an open session 
of the meeting to receive oral public comments on the proposed 
extension and amendment of the agreement with Cyprus, the proposed 
extension of the agreement with Guatemala, and the proposed extension 
and amendment of the agreement with Mali on Tuesday, January 25, 2021, 
from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST). The Department will 
provide specific instructions on how to participate or observe the open 
session at <a href="http://culturalheritage.state.gov">http://culturalheritage.state.gov</a>.

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    You do not need to register to observe the open session. You do not 
have to submit written comments to make an oral comment in the open 
session. If you do wish to speak, however, you must request to be 
scheduled by January 18, 2022, via email (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#294a5c45595b4659695a5d485d4c074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b786e776b69746b5b686f7a6f7e357c746d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>). Please 
include your name and any organizational affiliation in this request. 
The open session will start with a brief presentation by the Committee, 
after which you should be prepared to answer questions on any written 
statements you may have submitted. Finally, you may be invited to 
provide additional oral comments for a maximum of five (5) minutes per 
participant, time permitting. Due to time constraints, it may not be 
possible to accommodate all who wish to speak.
    Written Comments: If you do not wish to participate in the open 
session but still wish to make your views known, you may submit written 
comments for the Committee's consideration. Submit non-privileged and 
non-confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 
2605(i)(1)) regarding the proposed extension and amendment of the 
agreement with Cyprus, the proposed extension of the agreement with 
Guatemala, and/or the proposed extension and amendment of the agreement 
with Mali using the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> website (listed in the ``COMMENTS'' 
section above) no later than January 18, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). For 
comments that contain privileged or confidential information (within 
the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)), please send comments to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a091f061a18051a2a191e0b1e0f440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4320362f33312c330330372237266d242c35">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include ``Cyprus'', ``Guatemala'', and/or ``Mali'' 
in the subject line. In all cases, your written comments should relate 
specifically to the determinations specified in the Act at 19 U.S.C. 
2602(a)(1). Written comments submitted via <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> are not 
private and are posted at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 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 Davis,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-00015 Filed 1-5-22; 8:45 am]
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