Notice of Meeting and Closed Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, 52581-52582 [2010-21286]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52581-52582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21286]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7105; Greece Docket No. DOS-2010-0339; Colombia Docket 
No. DOS-2010-0340]


Notice of Meeting and Closed Meeting of the Cultural Property 
Advisory Committee

    There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee 
on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on 
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
on Thursday, October 14, 2010, from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, at 
the Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    During its meeting on Tuesday, October 12, the Committee will begin 
its review of a new cultural property request from the Government of 
the Hellenic Republic seeking import restrictions on archaeological and 
ethnological material [Docket No. DOS-2010-0339]. An open session to 
receive oral public comment on this request will be held from 10 a.m. 
to 1 p.m. Please see the link to the Public Summary of this request at 
https://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/whatsnew.html.
    On Wednesday, October 13, 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 Colombia 
Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological 
Material from the Pre-Columbian Cultures and Certain Ethnological 
Material from the Colonial Period of Colombia [Docket No. DOS-2010-
0340]. The Government of the Republic of Colombia has notified the 
Government of the United States of America of its interest in extending 
the MOU. On Wednesday, October 13, the Committee will have an open 
session from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., to receive public 
comment on the proposal to extend the MOU with Colombia.
    On Thursday, October 14, 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 Cyprus 
Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Pre-Classical and 
Classical Archaeological Objects and Byzantine Period Ecclesiastical 
and Ritual Ethnological Material, and of the Memorandum of 
Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Republic of Peru Concerning the Imposition of 
Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Prehispanic 
Cultures and Certain Ethnological Material from the Colonial Period of 
Peru. This will be a closed session. 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. 2601 et seq.). The text of the Act and subject MOUs, as well 
as related information, may be found at https://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. Persons wishing to attend either of the open sessions should 
notify the Cultural Heritage Center of the Department of State at (202) 
632-6301 no later than 5 p.m. (EDT) September 22, 2010, to arrange for 
admission. Seating is extremely limited. Special accommodation needs 
should be specified upon notification of attendance.
    Portions of the meeting on October 12 and 13, and the entire 
meeting on October 14, 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 either public 
session, on October 12 or October 13, must request to be scheduled and 
must submit a written text of the oral comments, ensuring that it is 
received no later than September 22, 2010, 11:59 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) (19 U.S.C. 2602) of the 
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, pursuant to which 
the Committee must make findings. This statute can be found at the Web 
site noted above.
    Submitting written comments: All written materials, including the 
written texts of oral statements, may be submitted on paper via regular 
or express mail, or hand delivery; or electronically through the 
Regulations.gov Web site. For submissions of more than three (3) pages, 
20 paper copies must be sent to the address below. 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 Regulations.gov Web 
site (see below). This change in procedure facilitates public 
participation, implements Section 206 of the E-Government Act of 2002, 
Public Law 107-347, 116 Stat. 2915, and also supports the Department of 
State's ``Greening Diplomacy'' initiative. Therefore, comments by fax 
or by e-mail will no longer be accepted. Please submit comments only 
one time.
     Regular or Express Mail. 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 20522-0505.
     Electronic Delivery. To submit comments electronically, go 
to https://www.regulations.gov and enter the relevant docket number into 
the box under ``Enter Keyword or ID'', and follow the prompts to submit 
a comment. For further information, see https://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/whatsnew.html.
    Privacy: Comments submitted in electronic form will be posted on 
the regulations.gov Web site. Because the comments cannot 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 is privileged or confidential 
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 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

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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: August 18, 2010.
Ann Stock,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
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