Extension of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Objects and Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Materials From Cyprus, 41266-41270 [2012-16989]

Download as PDF 41266 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 135 / Friday, July 13, 2012 / Rules and Regulations CFTC will not bring an enforcement action against the person. [FR Doc. 2012–16987 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 19 CFR Part 12 [CBP Dec. 12–13] RIN 1515–AD90 Extension of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Objects and Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Materials From Cyprus U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCIES: This document amends U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on Pre-Classical and Classical archaeological objects and Byzantine ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials from Cyprus. These restrictions, which were last extended by CBP Dec. 07–52, are due to expire on July 16, 2012, unless extended. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, has determined to extend the bilateral Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the United States to continue the imposition of import restrictions on cultural property from Cyprus. The Designated List of cultural property described in CBP Dec. 07–52 is revised in this document to reflect that the types of ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological articles dating from the Byzantine period previously listed on the CBP Dec. 07–52 Designated List as protected are now protected also if dating from the Post-Byzantine period (c. 1500 A.D. to 1850 A.D.) The revised Designated List also clarifies that certain mosaics of stone and wall hangings (specifically, to include images of Saints among images of Christ, Archangels, and the Apostles) are covered under the import restrictions published today. The import restrictions imposed on the archaeological and ethnological materials covered under the Agreement will remain in effect for a 5-year period, and the CBP regulations are being amended accordingly. These restrictions are being extended pursuant to tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:29 Jul 12, 2012 Jkt 226001 determinations of the State Department under the terms of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in accordance with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. DATES: Effective Date: July 16, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For legal aspects, George F. McCray, Esq., Chief, Cargo Security, Carriers and Immigration Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202) 325–0082. For operational aspects, Virginia McPherson, Interagency Requirements Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, (202) 863–6563. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Pursuant to the provisions of the 1970 UNESCO Convention, codified into U.S. law as the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (hereafter, the Cultural Property Implementation Act or the Act) (Pub. L. 97–446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), signatory nations (State Parties) may enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements to impose import restrictions on eligible archaeological and ethnological materials under procedures and requirements prescribed by the Act. Under the Act and applicable CBP regulations (19 CFR 12.104g), the restrictions are effective for no more than five years beginning on the date on which the agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (19 U.S.C. 2602(b)). This period may be extended for additional periods, each such period not to exceed five years, where it is determined that the factors justifying the initial agreement still pertain and no cause for suspension of the agreement exists (19 U.S.C. 2602(e); 19 CFR 12.104g(a)). In certain limited circumstances, the Cultural Property Implementation Act authorizes the imposition of restrictions on an emergency basis upon the request of a State Party (19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(1)). Under the Act and applicable CBP regulations (19 CFR 12.104g(b)), emergency restrictions are effective for no more than five years from the date of the State Party’s request and may be extended for three years where it is determined that the emergency condition continues to apply with respect to the covered materials (19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(3)). On April 12, 1999, under the authority of the Cultural Property Implementation Act, the former U.S. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Customs Service published Treasury Decision (T.D.) 99–35 in the Federal Register (64 FR 17529) imposing emergency import restrictions on certain Byzantine ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials from Cyprus and accordingly amending 19 CFR 12.104g(b) pertaining to emergency import restrictions. These restrictions were effective for a period of 5 years from September 4, 1998, the date the Republic of Cyprus made the request for emergency protection. On August 29, 2003, these restrictions were extended, by publication of CBP Dec. 03–25 in the Federal Register (68 FR 51903), for an additional 3-year period, to September 4, 2006. In a separate action, on July 16, 2002, the United States entered into a bilateral Agreement with the Republic of Cyprus concerning the imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological materials of Cyprus representing the Pre-Classical and Classical periods of its cultural heritage (the 2002 Agreement).1 On July 19, 2002, the former United States Customs Service published T.D. 02–37 in the Federal Register (67 FR 47447), which amended 19 CFR 12.104g(a) to reflect the imposition of these restrictions and included a list designating the types of archaeological materials covered by the restrictions. These restrictions were to be effective through July 16, 2007. On August 17, 2006, the Republic of Cyprus and the United States amended the 2002 Agreement (covering the PreClassical and Classical archaeological materials) to include the list of Byzantine ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials that had been (and, at that time, were still) protected pursuant to the emergency action described above. The amendment of the 2002 Agreement to cover both the subject archaeological materials and the subject ethnological materials was reflected in CBP Dec. 06–22, which was published in the Federal Register (71 FR 51724) on August 31, 2006. CBP Dec. 06–22 contains the list of Byzantine ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials from Cyprus previously protected pursuant to emergency action and announced that import restrictions, as of August 31, 2006, were imposed on this cultural property pursuant to the amended Agreement (19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(4)). Thus, as of that date, the restrictions covering both the archaeological materials and the ethnological materials described in CBP Dec. 06–22 were set to be effective 1 Formally, the Agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding, but the term Agreement is used in this document. E:\FR\FM\13JYR1.SGM 13JYR1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 135 / Friday, July 13, 2012 / Rules and Regulations through July 16, 2007. (The amended Agreement was subsequently extended by the Parties, effective on July 16, 2007.) On July 13, 2007, CBP published CBP Dec. 07–52 in the Federal Register (72 FR 38470) which further extended the import restrictions to July 16, 2012. The Designated List was published with the Decision. On October 18, 2011, the Department of State received a request by the Republic of Cyprus to extend the amended Agreement and to extend the historical timeframe to protect ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials of the Post-Byzantine period, c. 1500 A.D. to 1850 A.D. On June 15, 2012, after the Department of State proposed to so extend the amended Agreement and reviewed the findings and recommendations of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, State Department, determined that the cultural heritage of Cyprus continues to be in jeopardy from pillage of certain archaeological objects and certain ethnological materials and made the necessary determination to extend the import restrictions for an additional five-year period to July 16, 2017. Diplomatic notes have been exchanged reflecting the extension of the restrictions, as described in this document and as applicable to the revised Designated List set forth in this document, for a five-year period. Thus, CBP is amending 19 CFR 12.104g(a) accordingly. Importation of such materials from Cyprus will be restricted through that date unless the conditions set forth in 19 U.S.C. 2606 and 19 CFR 12.104c are met. In this document, the Designated List of articles that was published in CBP Dec. 07–52 is also amended to extend the historical timeframe of the restricted ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials to include the Post-Byzantine period, c. 1500 A.D. to 1850 A.D. In addition, the section of the Designated List pertaining to the covered ethnological materials has been revised to clarify coverage of certain mosaics of stone and wall hangings (specifically, to include images of Saints among images of Christ, Archangels, and the Apostles). The articles described in the Designated List set forth below are protected pursuant to the amended Agreement. It is noted that there are no revisions to the section of the Designated List pertaining to covered archaeological objects. It is reprinted as a convenience. The Designated List of Pre-Classical and Classical Period Archaeological Objects and Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Materials, and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:29 Jul 12, 2012 Jkt 226001 accompanying image database, may also be found at the following Internet Web site address: https://exchanges.state.gov/ heritage/culprop/pefact/html, under ‘‘III. Categories of Objects Subject to Import Restriction,’’ by clicking on ‘‘Designated List’’ and on ‘‘Cyprus Section of the Image Database.’’ List of Archaeological Objects From Cyprus Representing Pre-Classical and Classical Periods Ranging in Date From Approximately the 8th Millennium B.C. to Approximately 330 A.D. I. Ceramic A. Vessels 1. Neolithic and Chalcolithic (c. 7500–2300 B.C.)—Bowls and jars, including spouted vessels. Varieties include Combed ware, Black Lustrous ware, Red Lustrous ware, and Red-onWhite painted ware. Approximately 10–24 cm in height. 2. Early Bronze Age (c. 2300–1850 B.C.)—Forms are hand-made and include bowls, jugs, juglets, jars, and specialized forms, such as askoi, pyxides, gourd-shape, multiple-body vessels, and vessels with figurines attached. Cut-away spouts, multiple spouts, basket handles, and round bases commonly occur. Incised, punctured, molded, and applied ornament, as well as polishing and slip, are included in the range of decorative techniques. Approximately 13–60 cm in height. 3. Middle Bronze Age (c. 1850–1550 B.C.)—Forms are hand-made and include bowls, jugs, juglets, jars, zoomorphic askoi, bottles, amphorae, and amphoriskoi. Some have multiple spouts and basket or ribbon handles. Decorative techniques include red and brown paint, incised or applied decoration, and polishing. Varieties include Red Polished ware, White Painted ware, Black Slip ware, Red Slip ware, and Red-on-Black ware. Approximately 4–25 cm in height. 4. Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1050 B.C.)—Forms include bowls, jars, jugs and juglets, tankards, rhyta, bottles, kraters, alabastra, stemmed cups, cups, stirrup jars, amphorae, and amphoriskoi. A wide variety of spouts, handles, and bases are common. Zoomorphic vessels also occur. Decorative techniques include painted design in red or brown, polishing, and punctured or incised decoration. Varieties include White Slip, Base Ring ware, White Shaved ware, Red Lustrous ware, Bichrome Wheel-made ware, and Proto-White Painted ware. Some examples of local or imported Mycenaean Late Helladic III have also been found. Approximately 5–50 cm in height. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 41267 5. Cypro-Geometric I–III (c. 1050–750 B.C.)—Forms include bowls, jugs, juglets, jars, cups, skyphoi, amphorae, amphoriskos, and tripods. A variety of spouts, handles and base forms are used. Decorative techniques include paint in dark brown and red, ribbing, polish, and applied projections. Varieties include White Painted I–II wares, Black Slip I–II wares, Bichrome II–III wares, and Black-on-Red ware. Approximately 7–30 cm in height. 6. Cypro-Archaic I–II (c. 750–475 B.C.)—Forms include bowls, plates, jugs and juglets, cups, kraters, amphoriskoi, oinochoai, and amphorae. Many of the forms are painted with bands, lines, concentric circles, and other geometric and floral patterns. Animal designs occur in the Free Field style. Molded decoration in the form of female figurines may also be applied. Red and dark brown paint is used on Bichrome ware. Black paint on a red polished surface is common on Black-on-Red ware. Other varieties include Bichrome Red, Polychromem Red, and Plain White. Approximately 12–45 cm in height. 7. Cypro-Classical I–II (c. 475–325 B.C.)—Forms include bowls, shallow dishes, jugs and juglets, oinochoai, and amphorae. The use of painted decoration in red and brown, as well as blue/green and black continues. Some vessels have molded female figurines applied. Decorative designs include floral and geometric patterns. Burnishing also occurs. Varieties include Polychrome Red, Black-on-Red, Polychrome Red, Stroke Burnished, and White Painted wares. Approximately 6–40 cm in height. 8. Hellenistic (c. 325 B.C.–50 B.C.)— Forms include bowls, dishes, cups, unguentaria, jugs and juglets, pyxides, and amphorae. Most of the ceramic vessels of the period are undecorated. Those that are decorated use red, brown, or white paint in simple geometric patterns. Ribbing is also a common decorative technique. Some floral patterns are also used. Varieties include Glazed Painted ware and Glazed ware. Imports include Megarian bowls. Approximately 5–25 cm in height. 9. Roman (c. 50 B.C.–330 A.D.)— Forms include bowls, dishes, cups, jugs and juglets, unguentaria, amphorae, and cooking pots. Decorativetechniques include incision, embossing, molded decoration, grooved decoration, and paint. Varieties include Terra Sigillata and Glazed and Green Glazed wares. Approximately 5–55 cm in height. E:\FR\FM\13JYR1.SGM 13JYR1 41268 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 135 / Friday, July 13, 2012 / Rules and Regulations B. Sculpture 1. Terracotta Figurines (Small Statuettes) (a) Neolithic to Late Bronze Age (c. 7500–1050 B.C.)—Figurines are small, hand-made, and schematic in form. Most represent female figures, often standing and sometimes seated and giving birth or cradling an infant. Features and attributes are marked with incisions or paint. Figurines occur in Red-on-White ware, Red Polished ware, Red-Drab Polished ware, and Base Ring ware. Approximately 10–25 cm in height. (b) Cypro-Geometric to Cypro-Archaic (c. 1050–475 B.C.)—Figurines show a greater diversity of form than earlier figurines. Female figurines are still common, but forms also include male horse-and-rider figurines; warrior figures; animals such as birds, bulls and pigs; tubular figurines; boat models; and human masks. In the Cypro-Archaic period, terra cotta models illustrate a variety of daily activities, including the process of making pottery and grinding grain. Other examples include musicians and men in chariots. Approximately 7–19 cm in height. (c) Cypro-Classical to Roman (c. 475 B.C.–330 A.D.)—Figurines mirror the classical tradition of Greece and Roman. Types include draped women, nude youths, and winged figures. Approximately 9–20 cm in height. 2. Large Scale Terracotta Figurines— Dating to the Cypro-Archaic period (c. 750–475 B.C.), full figures about half life-size, are commonly found in sanctuaries. Illustrated examples include the head of a woman decorated with rosettes and a bearded male with spiral-decorated helmet. Approximately 50–150 cm in height. 3. Funerary Statuettes—Dating to the Cypro-Classical period (c. 475–325 B.C.), these illustrate both male and female figures draped, often seated, as expressions of mourning. Approximately 25–50 cm in height. C. Inscriptions Writing on clay is restricted to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1050 B.C.). These occur on clay tablets, weights, and clay balls. Approximately 2–7 cm in height. Bronze Age vessels include amphoriskoi and kraters with handles. Sometimes these have incised decoration. Alabaster was also used for stone vessels in the Late Bronze Age and Hellenistic period. In the latter period, stone vessels are produced in the same shapes as ceramic vessels: amphorae, unguentaria, etc. Approximately 10–30 cm in height. G. Funerary Stelae (Uninscribed) B. Sculpture H. Floor Mosaics 1. Neolithic to Chalcolithic (c. 7500– 2300 B.C.)—Forms include small scale human heads, fiddle-shaped human figures, steatopygous female figures, cruciform idols with incised decoration, and animal figures. Andesite and limestone are commonly used in these periods. Approximately 5–30 cm in height. 2. Cypro-Classical (c. 475–325 B.C.)— Small scale to life-size human figures, whole and fragments, in limestone and marble, are similar to the Classical tradition in local styles. Examples include the limestone head of a youth in Neo-Cypriote style, votive female figures in Proto-Cypriot style, a kouros in Archaic Greek style, statues and statuettes representing Classical gods such as Zeus and Aphrodite, as well as portrait heads of the Greek and Roman periods. Approximately 10–200 cm in height. Floor mosaics date as early as the 4th century B.C. in domestic and public contexts and continue to be produced through the 3rd century A.D. Examples include the mosaics at Nea Paphos, Kourion, and Kouklia. C. Architectural Elements Sculpted stone building elements occur from the 5th century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. These include columns and column capitals, relief decoration, chancel panels, window frames, revetments, offering tables, coats of arms, and gargoyles. D. Seals Dating from the Neolithic (7500 B.C.) through 3rd century A.D., conical seals, scarabs, cylinder seals, and bread stamps are incised with geometric decoration, pictoral scenes, and inscriptions. Approximately 2–12 cm in height. E. Amulets and Pendants Dating to the Chalcolithic period, these pendants are made of picrolite and are oval or rectangular in form. Approximately 4–5 cm in length. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES II. Stone F. Inscriptions A. Vessels Ground stone vessels occur from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic period (c. 7500–50 B.C.). Early vessels are from local hard stone. Most are bowl-shaped; some are trough-shaped with spouts and handles. Neolithic vessels often have incised or perforated decoration. Late Inscribed stone materials date from the 6th century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. During the Cypro-Classical period, funerary stelae, and votive plaques were inscribed. From the 1st to the 3rd century A.D. funerary plaques, mosaic floors, and building plaques were inscribed. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:29 Jul 12, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Funerary stelae date from the 6th century B.C. to the end of the Hellenistic period (c. 50 B.C.). Marble and other stone sculptural monuments have relief decoration of animals or human figures seated or standing. Stone coffins also have relief decoration. Approximately 50–155 cm in height. III. Metal A. Copper/Bronze 1. Vessels—Dating from the Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) through the 3rd century A.D., bronze vessel forms include bowls, cups, amphorae, jugs, juglets, pyxides, dippers, lamp stands, dishes, and plates. Approximately 4–30 cm in height. 2. Bronze Stands—Dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550 B.C.) through the end of the Classical period (c. 325 B.C.), are bronze stands with animal decoration. 3. Sculpture—Dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550) to the end of the Hellenistic period (c. 50 B.C.), small figural sculpture includes human forms with attached attributes such as spears or goblets, animal figures, animal- and vessel-shaped weights, and Classical representations of gods and mythological figures. Approximately 5–25 cm in height. 4. Personal Objects—Dating from the Early Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) to the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include toggle pins, straight pins, fibulae, and mirrors. B. Silver 1. Vessels—Dating from the Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) through the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include bowls, dishes, coffee services, and ceremonial objects such as incense burners. These are often decorated with molded or incised geometric motifs or figural scenes. 2. Jewelry—Dating from the CyproGeometric period (c. 1050 B.C.) through the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include fibulae, rings, bracelets, and spoons. C. Gold Jewelry Gold jewelry has been found on Cyprus from the Early Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) through the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.). Items include E:\FR\FM\13JYR1.SGM 13JYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 135 / Friday, July 13, 2012 / Rules and Regulations hair ornaments, bands, frontlets, pectorals, earrings, necklaces, rings, pendants, plaques, beads, and bracelets. D. Coins of Cypriot Types Coins of Cypriot types made of gold, silver, and bronze including but not limited to: 1. Issues of the ancient kingdoms of Amathus, Kition, Kourion, Idalion, Lapethos, Marion, Paphos, Soli, and Salamis dating from the end of the 6th century B.C. to 332 B.C. 2. Issues of the Hellenistic period, such as those of Paphos, Salamis, and Kition from 332 B.C. to c. 30 B.C. 3. Provincial and local issues of the Roman period from c. 30 B.C. to 235 A.D. Often these have a bust or head on one side and the image of a temple (the Temple of Aphrodite at Palaipaphos) or statue (statue of Zeus Salaminios) on the other. List of Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Material From Cyprus Representing the Byzantine and PostByzantine Periods Dating From Approximately the 4th Century A.D. to 1850 A.D. period. These include painted icons, painted wood screens (iconostases), carved doors, crosses, painted wooded beams from churches or monasteries, thrones, chests and musical instruments. Religious figures (Christ, the Apostles, the Virgin, and others) predominate in the painted and carved figural decoration. Ecclesiastical furniture and architectural elements may also be decorated with geometric or floral designs. III. Ivory and Bone Ecclesiastical and ritual objects of ivory and bone boxes, plaques, pendants, candelabra, stamp rings, crosses. Carved and engraved decoration includes religious figures, scenes from the Bible, and floral and geometric designs. IV. Glass Ecclesiastical objects such as lamps and ritual vessels. V. Textiles—Ritual Garments A. Bronze Ceremonial objects include crosses, censers (incense burners), rings, and buckles for ecclesiastical garments. The objects may be decorated with engraved or modeled designs or Greek inscriptions. Crosses, rings and buckles are often set with semi-precious stones. Ecclesiastical garments and other ritual textiles from the Byzantine period. Robes, vestments and altar clothes are often of a fine fabric and richly embroidered in silver and gold. Embroidered designs include religious motifs and floral and geometric designs. VI. Stone I. Metal B. Lead Lead objects date to the Byzantine period and include ampulla (small bottle-shaped forms) used in religious observance. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES C. Silver and Gold Ceremonial vessels and objects used in ritual and as components of church treasure. Ceremonial objects include censers (incense burners), book covers, liturgical crosses, archbishop’s crowns, buckles, and chests. These are often decorated with molded or incised geometric motifs or scenes from the Bible, and encrusted with semi-precious or precious stones. The gems themselves may be engraved with religious figures or inscriptions. Church treasure may include all of the above, as well as rings, earrings, and necklaces (some decorated with ecclesiastical themes) and other implements (e.g., spoons). II. Wood Artifacts made of wood are primarily those intended for ritual or ecclesiastical use during the Byzantine VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:29 Jul 12, 2012 Jkt 226001 Dating to the Byzantine period, wall mosaics are found in ecclesiastical buildings. These generally portray images of Christ, Archangels, the Apostles, and Saints in scenes of Biblical events. Surrounding panels may contain animal, floral, or geometric designs. B. Floor Mosaics VII. Frescoes/Wall Paintings Wall paintings from the Byzantine period religious structures (churches, monasteries, chapels, etc.) Like the mosaics, wall paintings generally portray images of Christ, Archangels, the Apostles, and Saints in scenes of Biblical events. Surrounding paintings may contain animal, floral, or geometric designs. Fmt 4700 This amendment involves a foreign affairs function of the United States and is, therefore, being made without notice or public procedure (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). For the same reasons, a delayed effective date is not required. Regulatory Flexibility Act Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. Executive Order 12866 Because this rule involves a foreign affairs function of the United States, it is not subject to Executive Order 12866. Signing Authority This regulation is being issued in accordance with 19 CFR 0.1(a)(1). List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 12 Cultural property, Customs duties and inspection, Imports, Prohibited merchandise. Amendment to CBP Regulations For the reasons set forth above, part 12 of Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 12), is amended as set forth below: 1. The general authority citation for part 12 and the specific authority citation for § 12.104g continue to read as follows: ■ Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624; * Floor mosaics from ecclesiastical contexts. Examples include the mosaics at Nea Paphos, Kourion, Kouklia, Chrysopolitissa Basilica and Campanopetra Basilica. Floor mosaics may have animal, floral, geometric designs, or inscriptions. Frm 00023 Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed Effective Date PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE A. Wall Mosaics PO 00000 41269 Sfmt 4700 * * * * Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612; * * § 12.104g(a) * * * [Amended] 2. In § 12.104g(a), the table of the list of agreements imposing import restrictions on described articles of cultural property of State Parties is amended in the entry for Cyprus by, in the column headed ‘‘Cultural Property,’’ removing the words ‘‘Byzantine period’’ and adding in their place the words ‘‘Byzantine and Post-Byzantine periods’’ and removing the words ‘‘the 15th century A.D.’’ and adding in their place the words ‘‘1850 A.D.’’, and, in the column headed ‘‘Decision No.,’’ removing the reference to ‘‘CBP Dec. ■ E:\FR\FM\13JYR1.SGM 13JYR1 41270 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 135 / Friday, July 13, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 07–52 and adding in its place ‘‘CBP Dec. 12–13’’. Thomas Winkowski, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Approved: July 5, 2012. Timothy E. Skud, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2012–16989 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–14–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Parts 1 and 602 [TD 9590] RIN 1545–BJ82 Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit Correction In rule document 2012–12421 appearing on pages 30377–30400 in the issue of Wednesday, May 23, 2012, make the following corrections: ■ 1. On page 30385, in the third column, in the third line, ‘‘Washington, DC All’’ should read ‘‘Washington DC. All’’. § 1.36B–4 [Corrected] 2. On page 30399, in the second column, in § 1.36B–4(b)(6), in Example 9, in the last two lines of paragraph (ii), the equation in parentheses should read ‘‘($60,000 × .095)’’. ■ [FR Doc. C1–2012–12421 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–D PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 29 CFR Part 4022 Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans to tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:29 Jul 12, 2012 Jkt 226001 prescribe interest assumptions under the regulation for valuation dates in August 2012. The interest assumptions are used for paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC. DATES: Effective August 1, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion (Klion.Catherine@pbgc.gov), Manager, Regulatory and Policy Division, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to be connected to 202–326–4024.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4022) prescribes actuarial assumptions—including interest assumptions—for paying plan benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The interest assumptions in the regulation are also published on PBGC’s Web site (https://www.pbgc.gov). PBGC uses the interest assumptions in Appendix B to Part 4022 to determine whether a benefit is payable as a lump sum and to determine the amount to pay. Appendix C to Part 4022 contains interest assumptions for private-sector pension practitioners to refer to if they wish to use lump-sum interest rates determined using PBGC’s historical methodology. Currently, the rates in Appendices B and C of the benefit payment regulation are the same. The interest assumptions are intended to reflect current conditions in the financial and annuity markets. Assumptions under the benefit payments regulation are updated monthly. This final rule updates the benefit payments interest assumptions for August 2012.1 The August 2012 interest assumptions under the benefit payments regulation 1 Appendix B to PBGC’s regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR Part 4044) prescribes interest assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating covered single-employer plans for purposes of allocation of assets under ERISA section 4044. Those assumptions are updated quarterly. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 will be 1.00 percent for the period during which a benefit is in pay status and 4.00 percent during any years preceding the benefit’s placement in pay status. In comparison with the interest assumptions in effect for July 2012, these interest assumptions are unchanged. PBGC has determined that notice and public comment on this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This finding is based on the need to determine and issue new interest assumptions promptly so that the assumptions can reflect current market conditions as accurately as possible. Because of the need to provide immediate guidance for the payment of benefits under plans with valuation dates during August 2012, PBGC finds that good cause exists for making the assumptions set forth in this amendment effective less than 30 days after publication. PBGC has determined that this action is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under the criteria set forth in Executive Order 12866. Because no general notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 601(2). List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 4022 Employee benefit plans, Pension insurance, Pensions, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. In consideration of the foregoing, 29 CFR part 4022 is amended as follows: PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS 1. The authority citation for part 4022 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b, 1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344. 2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set 226, as set forth below, is added to the table. ■ Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum Interest Rates for PBGC Payments * E:\FR\FM\13JYR1.SGM * 13JYR1 * * *

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[FR Doc No: 2012-16989]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

19 CFR Part 12

[CBP Dec. 12-13]
RIN 1515-AD90

Extension of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Objects and
Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Materials From Cyprus

AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on Pre-
Classical and Classical archaeological objects and Byzantine
ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials from Cyprus. These
restrictions, which were last extended by CBP Dec. 07-52, are due to
expire on July 16, 2012, unless extended. The Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State,
has determined to extend the bilateral Agreement between the Republic
of Cyprus and the United States to continue the imposition of import
restrictions on cultural property from Cyprus. The Designated List of
cultural property described in CBP Dec. 07-52 is revised in this
document to reflect that the types of ecclesiastical and ritual
ethnological articles dating from the Byzantine period previously
listed on the CBP Dec. 07-52 Designated List as protected are now
protected also if dating from the Post-Byzantine period (c. 1500 A.D.
to 1850 A.D.) The revised Designated List also clarifies that certain
mosaics of stone and wall hangings (specifically, to include images of
Saints among images of Christ, Archangels, and the Apostles) are
covered under the import restrictions published today. The import
restrictions imposed on the archaeological and ethnological materials
covered under the Agreement will remain in effect for a 5-year period,
and the CBP regulations are being amended accordingly. These
restrictions are being extended pursuant to determinations of the State
Department under the terms of the Convention on Cultural Property
Implementation Act in accordance with the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means
of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer
of Ownership of Cultural Property.

DATES: Effective Date: July 16, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For legal aspects, George F. McCray,
Esq., Chief, Cargo Security, Carriers and Immigration Branch,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, (202) 325-0082.
For operational aspects, Virginia McPherson, Interagency Requirements
Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, (202)
863-6563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Pursuant to the provisions of the 1970 UNESCO Convention, codified
into U.S. law as the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act
(hereafter, the Cultural Property Implementation Act or the Act) (Pub.
L. 97-446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), signatory nations (State Parties)
may enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements to impose import
restrictions on eligible archaeological and ethnological materials
under procedures and requirements prescribed by the Act. Under the Act
and applicable CBP regulations (19 CFR 12.104g), the restrictions are
effective for no more than five years beginning on the date on which
the agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (19
U.S.C. 2602(b)). This period may be extended for additional periods,
each such period not to exceed five years, where it is determined that
the factors justifying the initial agreement still pertain and no cause
for suspension of the agreement exists (19 U.S.C. 2602(e); 19 CFR
12.104g(a)).
In certain limited circumstances, the Cultural Property
Implementation Act authorizes the imposition of restrictions on an
emergency basis upon the request of a State Party (19 U.S.C.
2603(c)(1)). Under the Act and applicable CBP regulations (19 CFR
12.104g(b)), emergency restrictions are effective for no more than five
years from the date of the State Party's request and may be extended
for three years where it is determined that the emergency condition
continues to apply with respect to the covered materials (19 U.S.C.
2603(c)(3)).
On April 12, 1999, under the authority of the Cultural Property
Implementation Act, the former U.S. Customs Service published Treasury
Decision (T.D.) 99-35 in the Federal Register (64 FR 17529) imposing
emergency import restrictions on certain Byzantine ecclesiastical and
ritual ethnological materials from Cyprus and accordingly amending 19
CFR 12.104g(b) pertaining to emergency import restrictions. These
restrictions were effective for a period of 5 years from September 4,
1998, the date the Republic of Cyprus made the request for emergency
protection. On August 29, 2003, these restrictions were extended, by
publication of CBP Dec. 03-25 in the Federal Register (68 FR 51903),
for an additional 3-year period, to September 4, 2006.
In a separate action, on July 16, 2002, the United States entered
into a bilateral Agreement with the Republic of Cyprus concerning the
imposition of import restrictions on certain archaeological materials
of Cyprus representing the Pre-Classical and Classical periods of its
cultural heritage (the 2002 Agreement).\1\ On July 19, 2002, the former
United States Customs Service published T.D. 02-37 in the Federal
Register (67 FR 47447), which amended 19 CFR 12.104g(a) to reflect the
imposition of these restrictions and included a list designating the
types of archaeological materials covered by the restrictions. These
restrictions were to be effective through July 16, 2007.
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\1\ Formally, the Agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding,
but the term Agreement is used in this document.
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On August 17, 2006, the Republic of Cyprus and the United States
amended the 2002 Agreement (covering the Pre-Classical and Classical
archaeological materials) to include the list of Byzantine
ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials that had been (and, at
that time, were still) protected pursuant to the emergency action
described above. The amendment of the 2002 Agreement to cover both the
subject archaeological materials and the subject ethnological materials
was reflected in CBP Dec. 06-22, which was published in the Federal
Register (71 FR 51724) on August 31, 2006. CBP Dec. 06-22 contains the
list of Byzantine ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials from
Cyprus previously protected pursuant to emergency action and announced
that import restrictions, as of August 31, 2006, were imposed on this
cultural property pursuant to the amended Agreement (19 U.S.C.
2603(c)(4)). Thus, as of that date, the restrictions covering both the
archaeological materials and the ethnological materials described in
CBP Dec. 06-22 were set to be effective

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through July 16, 2007. (The amended Agreement was subsequently extended
by the Parties, effective on July 16, 2007.)
On July 13, 2007, CBP published CBP Dec. 07-52 in the Federal
Register (72 FR 38470) which further extended the import restrictions
to July 16, 2012. The Designated List was published with the Decision.
On October 18, 2011, the Department of State received a request by
the Republic of Cyprus to extend the amended Agreement and to extend
the historical timeframe to protect ecclesiastical and ritual
ethnological materials of the Post-Byzantine period, c. 1500 A.D. to
1850 A.D. On June 15, 2012, after the Department of State proposed to
so extend the amended Agreement and reviewed the findings and
recommendations of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee, the
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, State
Department, determined that the cultural heritage of Cyprus continues
to be in jeopardy from pillage of certain archaeological objects and
certain ethnological materials and made the necessary determination to
extend the import restrictions for an additional five-year period to
July 16, 2017. Diplomatic notes have been exchanged reflecting the
extension of the restrictions, as described in this document and as
applicable to the revised Designated List set forth in this document,
for a five-year period.
Thus, CBP is amending 19 CFR 12.104g(a) accordingly. Importation of
such materials from Cyprus will be restricted through that date unless
the conditions set forth in 19 U.S.C. 2606 and 19 CFR 12.104c are met.
In this document, the Designated List of articles that was
published in CBP Dec. 07-52 is also amended to extend the historical
timeframe of the restricted ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological
materials to include the Post-Byzantine period, c. 1500 A.D. to 1850
A.D. In addition, the section of the Designated List pertaining to the
covered ethnological materials has been revised to clarify coverage of
certain mosaics of stone and wall hangings (specifically, to include
images of Saints among images of Christ, Archangels, and the Apostles).
The articles described in the Designated List set forth below are
protected pursuant to the amended Agreement. It is noted that there are
no revisions to the section of the Designated List pertaining to
covered archaeological objects. It is reprinted as a convenience.
The Designated List of Pre-Classical and Classical Period
Archaeological Objects and Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological
Materials, and accompanying image database, may also be found at the
following Internet Web site address: https://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/culprop/pefact/html, under ``III. Categories of Objects
Subject to Import Restriction,'' by clicking on ``Designated List'' and
on ``Cyprus Section of the Image Database.''

List of Archaeological Objects From Cyprus Representing Pre-Classical
and Classical Periods Ranging in Date From Approximately the 8th
Millennium B.C. to Approximately 330 A.D.

I. Ceramic
A. Vessels
1. Neolithic and Chalcolithic (c. 7500-2300 B.C.)--Bowls and jars,
including spouted vessels. Varieties include Combed ware, Black
Lustrous ware, Red Lustrous ware, and Red-on-White painted ware.
Approximately 10-24 cm in height.
2. Early Bronze Age (c. 2300-1850 B.C.)--Forms are hand-made and
include bowls, jugs, juglets, jars, and specialized forms, such as
askoi, pyxides, gourd-shape, multiple-body vessels, and vessels with
figurines attached. Cut-away spouts, multiple spouts, basket handles,
and round bases commonly occur. Incised, punctured, molded, and applied
ornament, as well as polishing and slip, are included in the range of
decorative techniques. Approximately 13-60 cm in height.
3. Middle Bronze Age (c. 1850-1550 B.C.)--Forms are hand-made and
include bowls, jugs, juglets, jars, zoomorphic askoi, bottles,
amphorae, and amphoriskoi. Some have multiple spouts and basket or
ribbon handles. Decorative techniques include red and brown paint,
incised or applied decoration, and polishing. Varieties include Red
Polished ware, White Painted ware, Black Slip ware, Red Slip ware, and
Red-on-Black ware. Approximately 4-25 cm in height.
4. Late Bronze Age (c. 1550-1050 B.C.)--Forms include bowls, jars,
jugs and juglets, tankards, rhyta, bottles, kraters, alabastra, stemmed
cups, cups, stirrup jars, amphorae, and amphoriskoi. A wide variety of
spouts, handles, and bases are common. Zoomorphic vessels also occur.
Decorative techniques include painted design in red or brown,
polishing, and punctured or incised decoration. Varieties include White
Slip, Base Ring ware, White Shaved ware, Red Lustrous ware, Bichrome
Wheel-made ware, and Proto-White Painted ware. Some examples of local
or imported Mycenaean Late Helladic III have also been found.
Approximately 5-50 cm in height.
5. Cypro-Geometric I-III (c. 1050-750 B.C.)--Forms include bowls,
jugs, juglets, jars, cups, skyphoi, amphorae, amphoriskos, and tripods.
A variety of spouts, handles and base forms are used. Decorative
techniques include paint in dark brown and red, ribbing, polish, and
applied projections. Varieties include White Painted I-II wares, Black
Slip I-II wares, Bichrome II-III wares, and Black-on-Red ware.
Approximately 7-30 cm in height.
6. Cypro-Archaic I-II (c. 750-475 B.C.)--Forms include bowls,
plates, jugs and juglets, cups, kraters, amphoriskoi, oinochoai, and
amphorae. Many of the forms are painted with bands, lines, concentric
circles, and other geometric and floral patterns. Animal designs occur
in the Free Field style. Molded decoration in the form of female
figurines may also be applied. Red and dark brown paint is used on
Bichrome ware. Black paint on a red polished surface is common on
Black-on-Red ware. Other varieties include Bichrome Red, Polychromem
Red, and Plain White. Approximately 12-45 cm in height.
7. Cypro-Classical I-II (c. 475-325 B.C.)--Forms include bowls,
shallow dishes, jugs and juglets, oinochoai, and amphorae. The use of
painted decoration in red and brown, as well as blue/green and black
continues. Some vessels have molded female figurines applied.
Decorative designs include floral and geometric patterns. Burnishing
also occurs. Varieties include Polychrome Red, Black-on-Red, Polychrome
Red, Stroke Burnished, and White Painted wares. Approximately 6-40 cm
in height.
8. Hellenistic (c. 325 B.C.-50 B.C.)--Forms include bowls, dishes,
cups, unguentaria, jugs and juglets, pyxides, and amphorae. Most of the
ceramic vessels of the period are undecorated. Those that are decorated
use red, brown, or white paint in simple geometric patterns. Ribbing is
also a common decorative technique. Some floral patterns are also used.
Varieties include Glazed Painted ware and Glazed ware. Imports include
Megarian bowls. Approximately 5-25 cm in height.
9. Roman (c. 50 B.C.-330 A.D.)--Forms include bowls, dishes, cups,
jugs and juglets, unguentaria, amphorae, and cooking pots.
Decorativetechniques include incision, embossing, molded decoration,
grooved decoration, and paint. Varieties include Terra Sigillata and
Glazed and Green Glazed wares. Approximately 5-55 cm in height.

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B. Sculpture
1. Terracotta Figurines (Small Statuettes)
(a) Neolithic to Late Bronze Age (c. 7500-1050 B.C.)--Figurines are
small, hand-made, and schematic in form. Most represent female figures,
often standing and sometimes seated and giving birth or cradling an
infant. Features and attributes are marked with incisions or paint.
Figurines occur in Red-on-White ware, Red Polished ware, Red-Drab
Polished ware, and Base Ring ware. Approximately 10-25 cm in height.
(b) Cypro-Geometric to Cypro-Archaic (c. 1050-475 B.C.)--Figurines
show a greater diversity of form than earlier figurines. Female
figurines are still common, but forms also include male horse-and-rider
figurines; warrior figures; animals such as birds, bulls and pigs;
tubular figurines; boat models; and human masks. In the Cypro-Archaic
period, terra cotta models illustrate a variety of daily activities,
including the process of making pottery and grinding grain. Other
examples include musicians and men in chariots. Approximately 7-19 cm
in height.
(c) Cypro-Classical to Roman (c. 475 B.C.-330 A.D.)--Figurines
mirror the classical tradition of Greece and Roman. Types include
draped women, nude youths, and winged figures. Approximately 9-20 cm in
height.
2. Large Scale Terracotta Figurines--Dating to the Cypro-Archaic
period (c. 750-475 B.C.), full figures about half life-size, are
commonly found in sanctuaries. Illustrated examples include the head of
a woman decorated with rosettes and a bearded male with spiral-
decorated helmet. Approximately 50-150 cm in height.
3. Funerary Statuettes--Dating to the Cypro-Classical period (c.
475-325 B.C.), these illustrate both male and female figures draped,
often seated, as expressions of mourning. Approximately 25-50 cm in
height.
C. Inscriptions
Writing on clay is restricted to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550-1050
B.C.). These occur on clay tablets, weights, and clay balls.
Approximately 2-7 cm in height.
II. Stone
A. Vessels
Ground stone vessels occur from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic
period (c. 7500-50 B.C.). Early vessels are from local hard stone. Most
are bowl-shaped; some are trough-shaped with spouts and handles.
Neolithic vessels often have incised or perforated decoration. Late
Bronze Age vessels include amphoriskoi and kraters with handles.
Sometimes these have incised decoration. Alabaster was also used for
stone vessels in the Late Bronze Age and Hellenistic period. In the
latter period, stone vessels are produced in the same shapes as ceramic
vessels: amphorae, unguentaria, etc. Approximately 10-30 cm in height.
B. Sculpture
1. Neolithic to Chalcolithic (c. 7500-2300 B.C.)--Forms include
small scale human heads, fiddle-shaped human figures, steatopygous
female figures, cruciform idols with incised decoration, and animal
figures. Andesite and limestone are commonly used in these periods.
Approximately 5-30 cm in height.
2. Cypro-Classical (c. 475-325 B.C.)--Small scale to life-size
human figures, whole and fragments, in limestone and marble, are
similar to the Classical tradition in local styles. Examples include
the limestone head of a youth in Neo-Cypriote style, votive female
figures in Proto-Cypriot style, a kouros in Archaic Greek style,
statues and statuettes representing Classical gods such as Zeus and
Aphrodite, as well as portrait heads of the Greek and Roman periods.
Approximately 10-200 cm in height.
C. Architectural Elements
Sculpted stone building elements occur from the 5th century B.C.
through the 3rd century A.D. These include columns and column capitals,
relief decoration, chancel panels, window frames, revetments, offering
tables, coats of arms, and gargoyles.
D. Seals
Dating from the Neolithic (7500 B.C.) through 3rd century A.D.,
conical seals, scarabs, cylinder seals, and bread stamps are incised
with geometric decoration, pictoral scenes, and inscriptions.
Approximately 2-12 cm in height.
E. Amulets and Pendants
Dating to the Chalcolithic period, these pendants are made of
picrolite and are oval or rectangular in form. Approximately 4-5 cm in
length.
F. Inscriptions
Inscribed stone materials date from the 6th century B.C. through
the 3rd century A.D. During the Cypro-Classical period, funerary
stelae, and votive plaques were inscribed. From the 1st to the 3rd
century A.D. funerary plaques, mosaic floors, and building plaques were
inscribed.
G. Funerary Stelae (Uninscribed)
Funerary stelae date from the 6th century B.C. to the end of the
Hellenistic period (c. 50 B.C.). Marble and other stone sculptural
monuments have relief decoration of animals or human figures seated or
standing. Stone coffins also have relief decoration. Approximately 50-
155 cm in height.
H. Floor Mosaics
Floor mosaics date as early as the 4th century B.C. in domestic and
public contexts and continue to be produced through the 3rd century
A.D. Examples include the mosaics at Nea Paphos, Kourion, and Kouklia.
III. Metal
A. Copper/Bronze
1. Vessels--Dating from the Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) through the
3rd century A.D., bronze vessel forms include bowls, cups, amphorae,
jugs, juglets, pyxides, dippers, lamp stands, dishes, and plates.
Approximately 4-30 cm in height.
2. Bronze Stands--Dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550 B.C.)
through the end of the Classical period (c. 325 B.C.), are bronze
stands with animal decoration.
3. Sculpture--Dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550) to the end
of the Hellenistic period (c. 50 B.C.), small figural sculpture
includes human forms with attached attributes such as spears or
goblets, animal figures, animal- and vessel-shaped weights, and
Classical representations of gods and mythological figures.
Approximately 5-25 cm in height.
4. Personal Objects--Dating from the Early Bronze Age (c. 2300
B.C.) to the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include toggle
pins, straight pins, fibulae, and mirrors.
B. Silver
1. Vessels--Dating from the Bronze Age (c. 2300 B.C.) through the
end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include bowls, dishes, coffee
services, and ceremonial objects such as incense burners. These are
often decorated with molded or incised geometric motifs or figural
scenes.
2. Jewelry--Dating from the Cypro-Geometric period (c. 1050 B.C.)
through the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.), forms include fibulae,
rings, bracelets, and spoons.
C. Gold Jewelry
Gold jewelry has been found on Cyprus from the Early Bronze Age (c.
2300 B.C.) through the end of the Roman period (330 A.D.). Items
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hair ornaments, bands, frontlets, pectorals, earrings, necklaces,
rings, pendants, plaques, beads, and bracelets.
D. Coins of Cypriot Types
Coins of Cypriot types made of gold, silver, and bronze including
but not limited to:
1. Issues of the ancient kingdoms of Amathus, Kition, Kourion,
Idalion, Lapethos, Marion, Paphos, Soli, and Salamis dating from the
end of the 6th century B.C. to 332 B.C.
2. Issues of the Hellenistic period, such as those of Paphos,
Salamis, and Kition from 332 B.C. to c. 30 B.C.
3. Provincial and local issues of the Roman period from c. 30 B.C.
to 235 A.D. Often these have a bust or head on one side and the image
of a temple (the Temple of Aphrodite at Palaipaphos) or statue (statue
of Zeus Salaminios) on the other.

List of Ecclesiastical and Ritual Ethnological Material From Cyprus
Representing the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Periods Dating From
Approximately the 4th Century A.D. to 1850 A.D.

I. Metal
A. Bronze
Ceremonial objects include crosses, censers (incense burners),
rings, and buckles for ecclesiastical garments. The objects may be
decorated with engraved or modeled designs or Greek inscriptions.
Crosses, rings and buckles are often set with semi-precious stones.
B. Lead
Lead objects date to the Byzantine period and include ampulla
(small bottle-shaped forms) used in religious observance.
C. Silver and Gold
Ceremonial vessels and objects used in ritual and as components of
church treasure. Ceremonial objects include censers (incense burners),
book covers, liturgical crosses, archbishop's crowns, buckles, and
chests. These are often decorated with molded or incised geometric
motifs or scenes from the Bible, and encrusted with semi-precious or
precious stones. The gems themselves may be engraved with religious
figures or inscriptions. Church treasure may include all of the above,
as well as rings, earrings, and necklaces (some decorated with
ecclesiastical themes) and other implements (e.g., spoons).
II. Wood
Artifacts made of wood are primarily those intended for ritual or
ecclesiastical use during the Byzantine period. These include painted
icons, painted wood screens (iconostases), carved doors, crosses,
painted wooded beams from churches or monasteries, thrones, chests and
musical instruments. Religious figures (Christ, the Apostles, the
Virgin, and others) predominate in the painted and carved figural
decoration. Ecclesiastical furniture and architectural elements may
also be decorated with geometric or floral designs.
III. Ivory and Bone
Ecclesiastical and ritual objects of ivory and bone boxes, plaques,
pendants, candelabra, stamp rings, crosses. Carved and engraved
decoration includes religious figures, scenes from the Bible, and
floral and geometric designs.
IV. Glass
Ecclesiastical objects such as lamps and ritual vessels.
V. Textiles--Ritual Garments
Ecclesiastical garments and other ritual textiles from the
Byzantine period. Robes, vestments and altar clothes are often of a
fine fabric and richly embroidered in silver and gold. Embroidered
designs include religious motifs and floral and geometric designs.
VI. Stone
A. Wall Mosaics
Dating to the Byzantine period, wall mosaics are found in
ecclesiastical buildings. These generally portray images of Christ,
Archangels, the Apostles, and Saints in scenes of Biblical events.
Surrounding panels may contain animal, floral, or geometric designs.
B. Floor Mosaics
Floor mosaics from ecclesiastical contexts. Examples include the
mosaics at Nea Paphos, Kourion, Kouklia, Chrysopolitissa Basilica and
Campanopetra Basilica. Floor mosaics may have animal, floral, geometric
designs, or inscriptions.
VII. Frescoes/Wall Paintings
Wall paintings from the Byzantine period religious structures
(churches, monasteries, chapels, etc.) Like the mosaics, wall paintings
generally portray images of Christ, Archangels, the Apostles, and
Saints in scenes of Biblical events. Surrounding paintings may contain
animal, floral, or geometric designs.

Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed Effective Date

This amendment involves a foreign affairs function of the United
States and is, therefore, being made without notice or public procedure
(5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). For the same reasons, a delayed effective date is
not required.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required, the
provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do
not apply.

Executive Order 12866

Because this rule involves a foreign affairs function of the United
States, it is not subject to Executive Order 12866.

Signing Authority

This regulation is being issued in accordance with 19 CFR
0.1(a)(1).

List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 12

Cultural property, Customs duties and inspection, Imports,
Prohibited merchandise.

Amendment to CBP Regulations

For the reasons set forth above, part 12 of Title 19 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (19 CFR part 12), is amended as set forth below:

PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE

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1. The general authority citation for part 12 and the specific
authority citation for Sec. 12.104g continue to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General Note 3(i),
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624;
* * * * *
Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also issued under 19 U.S.C.
2612;
* * * * *

Sec. 12.104g(a) [Amended]

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2. In Sec. 12.104g(a), the table of the list of agreements imposing
import restrictions on described articles of cultural property of State
Parties is amended in the entry for Cyprus by, in the column headed
``Cultural Property,'' removing the words ``Byzantine period'' and
adding in their place the words ``Byzantine and Post-Byzantine
periods'' and removing the words ``the 15th century A.D.'' and adding
in their place the words ``1850 A.D.'', and, in the column headed
``Decision No.,'' removing the reference to ``CBP Dec.

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07-52 and adding in its place ``CBP Dec. 12-13''.

Thomas Winkowski,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Approved: July 5, 2012.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2012-16989 Filed 7-12-12; 8:45 am]
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