Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, 51543-51544 [2020-18266]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 162 / Thursday, August 20, 2020 / Notices (202–632–6305) or email (culprop@ state.gov). In accordance with the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs calls a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (’’the Committee’’) (19 U.S.C. 2605(e)(2)). The Act describes the Committee’s responsibilities. 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 the request by the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria seeking import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material. The Committee will review the proposed extension of the cultural property agreement with the Government of the Hellenic Republic. Open Session Participation: The Committee will hold an open session of the meeting to receive oral public comments on Nigeria’s request for an agreement and the proposed extension of the agreement with Greece on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to approximately 3:00 p.m. (EDT). We have provided specific instructions on how to participate or observe the open session at https:// culturalheritage.state.gov. You do not need to register to observe the open session. You do not have to submit written comments to make an oral comment in the open session. If you do wish to speak, however, you must request to be scheduled by October 20, 2020, via email (culprop@state.gov). Please submit your name and any organizational affiliation in this request. The open session will start with a brief presentation by the CPAC, after which you should be prepared to answer questions on any written statements you may have submitted. Finally, you may be invited to provide additional oral comments for a maximum of five (5) minutes per participant, time permitting. Due to time constraints, it may not be possible to accommodate all who wish to speak. Written Comments: If you do not wish to participate in the open session but still wish to make your views known, you may submit written comments for the Committee’s consideration. Submit non-privileged and non-confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)) regarding the proposed extensions of the agreements with Greece using the Regulations.gov website (listed in the ‘‘COMMENTS’’ section above) not later than October 13, jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Aug 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 2020, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT). For comments that contain privileged or confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)), please send comments to culprop@state.gov. Include ‘‘Nigeria’’ and/or ‘‘Greece’’ in the subject line. In all cases, your written comments should relate specifically to the determinations specified in the Act at 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1). Written comments submitted via regulations.gov are not private and are posted at https:// www.regulations.gov. 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 are 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. Allison R. Davis, Executive Director, CPAC, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–18262 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 51543 determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chi D. Tran, Program Administrator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/ PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The foregoing determinations were made pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000. Marie Therese Porter Royce, Assistant Secretary, Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–18261 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice:11185] Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property Department of State. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: DEPARTMENT OF STATE Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Exhibition—Determinations: Exhibition of One Bronze Statuette of Horse and Rider Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that one object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with the foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in an exhibition within the ‘‘Archaic and Classical Greek’’ Gallery at The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, California, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 4703 Notice of receipt of request from Nigeria for cultural property protection. SUMMARY: [Public Notice: 11184] Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Compton, Cultural Heritage Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202–632–6301; culprop@state.gov; include ‘‘Nigeria’’ in the subject line. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made a request to the Government of the United States on March 13, 2020, under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Nigeria’s request seeks U.S. import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing Nigeria’s cultural patrimony. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1 51544 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 162 / Thursday, August 20, 2020 / Notices Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of the request is hereby published. A public summary of Nigeria’s request and information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: https:// culturalheritage.state.gov. Allison R. Davis, Executive Director, CPAC, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–18266 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice:11186] Proposal To Extend Cultural Property Agreement Between the United States and Greece AGENCY: ACTION: Department of State. Public Notice. Proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Byzantine Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material Through the 15th Century A.D. of the Hellenic Republic. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Freeland, Cultural Heritage Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202–632–6307; culprop@state.gov; include ‘‘Greece’’ in the subject line. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Byzantine Ecclesiastical Ethnological Material Through the 15th Century A.D. of the Hellenic Republic is hereby proposed. A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Designated List of categories of material restricted from import into the United States, and related information can be found at the Cultural Heritage Center website: https:// culturalheritage.state.gov. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Allison R. Davis, Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–18256 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Aug 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 [Public Notice: 11183] Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Asia Society Triennial: We Do Not Dream Alone (Part 1)’’ Exhibition Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition ‘‘Asia Society Triennial: We Do Not Dream Alone (Part 1)’’ at the Asia Society Museum, New York, New York, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. This notice supersedes the Federal Register notice that was published on March 17, 2020, page 15244 (volume 85, number 52). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chi D. Tran, Program Administrator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/ PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The foregoing determinations were made pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000. SUMMARY: Marie Therese Porter Royce, Assistant Secretary, Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–18264 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). ACTION: DEPARTMENT OF STATE The FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by Caltrans, that are final. The actions relate to a proposed highway project, the modification of the existing Hazel Avenue/U.S. 50 interchange in the County of Sacramento, State of California. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project. DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public of final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(/)(1). A claim seeking judicial review of the Federal agency actions on the highway project will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before January 19, 2021. If the Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time period of less than 150 days for filing such claim, then that shorter time period applies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Caltrans: Julia K Green, Branch Chief, Caltrans Office of Environmental Management, M–4 California Department of Transportation-District 3, 703 B Street, Marysville, CA 95901 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, telephone (530) 741–5181 or email Julia.green@ dot.ca.gov. For FHWA, contact David Tedrick at (916) 498–5024 or email david.tedrick@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, FHWA assigned, and Caltrans assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(/)(1) by issuing licenses, permits, and approvals for the following highway project in the State of California. The County of Sacramento, in cooperation with Caltrans and the City of Rancho Cordova, proposes to modify the existing Hazel Avenue/US 50 interchange, and extend and gradeseparate Hazel Avenue over Folsom Boulevard and the SPTC–JPA rail corridor. Hazel Avenue will be extended south to a proposed intersection with the future Atlanta Street (a new roadway that will be constructed as part of the Easton Place development). The project limits along US 50 begin approximately 3,200 feet west of the existing Hazel Avenue overcrossing and extend 2,500 feet east of the Natoma Overhead (post miles 15.1 to 15.4). Improvements along Folsom Boulevard would extend from approximately 1,200 feet west of the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51543-51544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18266]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice:11185]


Notice of Receipt of Request From the Government of the Federal 
Republic of Nigeria Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on 
the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and 
Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of receipt of request from Nigeria for cultural 
property protection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Compton, Cultural Heritage 
Center, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: 202-632-6301; 
[email protected]; include ``Nigeria'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government of the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria made a request to the Government of the United States on March 
13, 2020, under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of 
Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of 
Ownership of Cultural Property. Nigeria's request seeks U.S. import 
restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing 
Nigeria's cultural patrimony. Pursuant to the authority vested in the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and

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Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), notification of 
the request is hereby published. A public summary of Nigeria's request 
and information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention 
will be available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: https://culturalheritage.state.gov.

Allison R. Davis,
Executive Director, CPAC, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-18266 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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