Notice2025-06901

Cultural Property Advisory Committee

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Published
April 23, 2025

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State Department

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 90, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06901]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12701]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee

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 (``the Committee'').

DATES: The Committee will meet from May 20-23, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. (EDT). The public may participate in, or observe, the virtual open 
session on May 20, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EDT). More information 
below.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 600 19th Street NW, Washington, 
DC 20006. The public will participate via videoconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Zonderman, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (202) 718-9481; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f2c3a233f3d203f0f3c3b2e3b2a61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e4d5b425e5c415e6e5d5a4f5a4b00494158">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acting Assistant Secretary for the 
Bureau of 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 Socialist Republic of Vietnam seeking import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological materials, the proposed 
extension of the agreement with the Government of the Republic of 
Chile, the proposed extension of the agreement with the Government of 
the Italian Republic, the proposed extension of the agreement with the 
Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the proposed extension of the 
agreement with the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica. This 
meeting will subsume the agenda of the postponed February 2025 
Committee meeting (89 FR 106722).
    The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session 
on May 20, 2025. Registered participants may provide oral comments for 
up to a maximum of five (5) minutes each. The Department provides 
specific instructions on how to observe or provide oral comments at the 
open session at <a href="https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-may-20-23-2025">https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-may-20-23-2025</a>.
    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, by May 13, 2025. Those who submit written 
comments in advance of the meeting are not required to make an oral 
comment during the open session.
    The Committee will review written comments if received by 11:59 
p.m. (EDT) on May 13, 2025. Written comments may be submitted in two 
ways, depending on whether they contain confidential information:
    1. General Comments: For general comments, use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, enter the docket DOS-2025-0003, and follow the 
prompts.
    2. 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#4122342d31332e310132352035246f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4221372e32302d320231362336276c252d34">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include ``Vietnam,'' 
``Chile,'' ``Italy,'' ``Morocco,'' and/or ``Costa Rica'' in the subject 
line.
    3. 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-meeting-may-20-23-2025">https://eca.state.gov/highlight/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-may-20-23-2025</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 is 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.

Andrew L. Zonderman,
Designated Federal Officer, Cultural Property Advisory Committee, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-06901 Filed 4-22-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-05-P


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