[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32010-32011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13693]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7468]
Notice of Closed Meeting (With Open Session) of the Cultural
Property Advisory Committee
There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee
on Monday, June 27, 2011, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the
U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC.
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During its meeting on Monday, June 27, the Committee will begin its
review of a proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of
the Republic of Bolivia Concerning the Imposition of Import
Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures
and Certain Ethnological Material from the Colonial and Republican
Periods of Bolivia [Docket No. DOS-2011-0092]. An open session to
receive oral public comment on this proposal to extend will be held
from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
On Tuesday, June 28, the Committee will conduct interim reviews of
the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala
Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological
Objects and Materials from the Pre-Columbian Cultures of Guatemala, and
of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of
Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali from the
Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to approximately the Mid-Eighteenth
Century. Public comment, oral and written, will be invited at a time in
the future should these MOUs be proposed for extension.
The Committee's responsibilities are carried out in accordance with
provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act
(19 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 2601 et seq.). The text of the Act and the
subject MOUs/Agreement, as well as related information, may be found at
http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/culprop/html.
Persons wishing to attend the open session should notify the
Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State at (202) 632-6301
no later than June 10, 2011, 5 p.m. (EDT) to arrange for admission.
Seating is limited. Special accommodation needs should be specified
upon notification of attendance.
Portions of the meeting on June 27 and 28, will be closed pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), the latter of which
stipulates that
``The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply
to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee except that the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 and 11 of such
Act (relating to open meetings, public notice, public participation,
and public availability of documents) shall not apply to the Committee,
whenever and to the extent it is determined by the President or his
designee that the disclosure of matters involved in the Committee's
proceedings would compromise the Government's negotiation objectives or
bargaining positions on the negotiations of any agreement authorized by
this title.''
Persons wishing to make an oral presentation at the public session
on June 27 must request to be scheduled and must submit a written text
of their oral comments no later than June 10, 2011, 5 p.m. (EDT) to
allow time for distribution to Committee members prior to the meeting.
Oral comments will be limited to allow time for questions from members
of the Committee. All oral and written comments must relate
specifically to the determinations under Section 303(a)(1) of the
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 2602,
pursuant to which the Committee must make findings. This statute can be
found at the web site noted above.
ADDRESSES: All written materials, including the written texts of oral
statements, may be submitted via postal mail, commercial delivery, hand
delivery, or through the eRulemaking Portal. If more than three (3)
pages, 20 duplicates of written materials must be sent to the address
below by commercial delivery. Those having access to the Internet and
wishing to make a comment of three or fewer pages regarding this Public
Notice, may do so through the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see below).
This procedure facilitates public participation and implements section
206 of the E-Government Act of 2002, Public Law 107-347, 116 Stat.
2915. It also supports Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's
Greening Diplomacy Initiative which aims to reduce the State
Department's environmental footprint and reduce costs. Comments by fax
or by e-mail will not be accepted. Please submit comments once.
Postal Mail or Commercial Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/
P/C), SA-5, Fifth Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-
0505.
Hand Delivery. Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C),
Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
Federal eRulemaking Portal. To submit comments
electronically, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search on docket
number DOS-2011-0092. Information on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the dockets, is available on the site under ``How To Use This
Site.''
Privacy: Comments submitted in electronic form will be posted on
the site http://www.regulations.gov. Because the comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the Department
of State cautions against including any information in an electronic
submission that one does not want publicly disclosed (including trade
secrets and commercial or financial information that may be considered
privileged or confidential pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 2605(i)(1)). The
Department of State requests that any party soliciting or aggregating
comments received from other persons for submission to the Department
of State inform those persons that the Department of State will not
edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information
and, therefore, they should not include any information in their
comments that they do not want publicly disclosed.
Dated: May 25, 2011.
Ann Stock,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2011-13693 Filed 6-1-11; 8:45 am]
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