Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, 8833 [E7-3368]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3368]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5695]


Notice of Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

    There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
on Thursday, March 15, 2007, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and on Friday, March 16, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the 
Department of State, Annex 44, Room 840, 301 4th St., SW., Washington, 
DC. During its meeting the Committee will review a proposal to extend 
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-Hispanic Cultures of Guatemala, and 
a proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding 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 the Region of the Niger River Valley and 
the Bandiagara Escarpment (Cliff). The concerned Governments have each 
notified the Government of the United States of America of their 
interest in extending the respective MOU.
    The Committee's responsibilities are carried out in accordance with 
provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The text of the Act and subject Memoranda of 
Understanding, as well as related information, may be found at https://
exchanges.state.gov/culprop. Portions of the meeting on March 15 and 16 
will be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 
2605(h). However, on March 15, the Committee will hold an open session 
from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., to receive oral public comment 
on the proposals to extend. Persons wishing to attend this open session 
should notify the Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State 
at (202) 453-8800 no later than March 7, 2007, 5 p.m. (EST) to arrange 
for admission. Seating is limited.
    Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation at the public session 
must request to be scheduled, must state which MOU--Mali or Guatemala--
the presentation will address, and must submit a written text of the 
oral comments by March 7, 2007, 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 and must 
specifically relate 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 citation for 
the determinations can be found at the Web site noted above.
    The Committee also invites written comments and asks that they be 
submitted no later than March 7, 2007, to allow time for distribution 
to Committee members prior to the meeting. All written materials, 
including the written texts of oral statements, may be faxed to (202) 
453-8803. If more than three (3) pages, 20 duplicates of written 
materials must be sent by express mail to: Cultural Heritage Center, 
Department of State, Annex 44, 301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20547; tel: (202) 453-8800.

Dina Habib Powell,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E7-3368 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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