Cultural Property Advisory Committee Meeting

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August 7, 2025

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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 ("the Committee").

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38196-38197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15025]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12790]


Cultural Property Advisory Committee 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 (``the Committee'').

DATES AND TIMES: 
     The Committee will meet from September 15-17, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in person. The public will 
participate via videoconference.
    Participation: The public may participate in, or observe, the 
virtual open session on September 15, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
(EDT). More information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Andrew Zonderman, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: (202) 632-9459; 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6c5d3cad6d4c9d6e6d5d2c7d2c388c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7d6b726e6c716e5e6d6a7f6a7b30797168">[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 Republic of Cameroon seeking a bilateral cultural 
property agreement with the United States; the proposed extension of 
the emergency import restrictions unilaterally imposed by the United 
States on archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan, 
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2603; the proposed extension of the agreement 
with the Government of the Republic of Colombia; and the proposed 
extension of the agreement with the Government of the Republic of 
T[uuml]rkiye. In addition, the Committee will review the

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effectiveness of other cultural property agreements and emergency 
actions currently in force, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2605(g).
    The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session 
on September 15, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Registered 
participants may provide oral comments during this session. The 
Department provides specific instructions on how to observe or provide 
oral comments at the open session at <a href="https://www.state.gov/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-september-15-17-2025/">https://www.state.gov/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-september-15-17-2025/</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, by September 8, 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 September 8, 2025. 
Written comments may be submitted in two ways, depending on whether 
they contain confidential information:
    [squf] General Comments: For general comments, use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, enter the docket DOS-2025-0203, and follow the 
prompts.
    [squf] 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#a8cbddc4d8dac7d8e8dbdcc9dccd86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c6d0c9d5d7cad5e5d6d1c4d1c08bc2cad3">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Include 
``Cameroon,'' ``Afghanistan'', ``Colombia,'' and/or ``T[uuml]rkiye'' in 
the subject line.
    [squf] 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://www.state.gov/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-september-15-17-2025/">https://www.state.gov/cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-september-15-17-2025/</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.

Virginia R. Herrmann,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Cultural Property Advisory 
Committee, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2025-15025 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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