Notice2023-16951

Cultural Property Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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August 8, 2023

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Abstract

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

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53575-53576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16951]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12141]


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 on September 19, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. (CDT) and September 20, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
(CDT).

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the University of Illinois 
Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The public will participate in the open 
session on September 19 via videoconference.
    Participation: The public may participate in, or observe, the 
virtual open session on September 19, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
(CDT). More information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Davis, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (771) 204-4765; 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88ebfde4f8fae7f8c8fbfce9fceda6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4221372e32302d320231362336276c252d34">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>).

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 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal seeking import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials and will 
review the proposed extension of an agreement with the Government of 
the Republic of Honduras.
    The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session 
on September 19, 2023. Registered participants may provide oral 
comments for a maximum of five (5) minutes each. The Department 
provides specific instructions on how to observe or

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provide oral comments at the open session at <a href="https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meet-chicago-september-19-20-2023">https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meet-chicago-september-19-20-2023</a>.
    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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a293f263a38253a0a393e2b3e2f642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d2c4ddc1c3dec1f1c2c5d0c5d49fd6dec7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> by 
September 12, 2023. 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. (EDT) on September 12, 2023. Written comments 
may be submitted in two ways, depending on whether they contain 
confidential information:
    [ssquf] General Comments: For general comments, use <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, enter the docket [DOS-2023-0023], and follow the 
prompts.
    [ssquf] 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1271677e62607d625261667366773c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90f3e5fce0e2ffe0d0e3e4f1e4f5bef7ffe6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include 
``Nepal'' and/or ``Honduras'' in the subject line.
    [ssquf] 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: <a href="https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meet-chicago-september-19-20-2023">https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meet-chicago-september-19-20-2023</a>. 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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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 R. Davis Lehmann,
Executive Director, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-16951 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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