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]
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(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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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
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from Nigeria for cultural property
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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
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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.
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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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Allison R. Davis,
Executive Director, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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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.
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for Judicial Review of Actions by the
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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
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permits, and approvals for the project.
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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
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claim provides a time period of less
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that the Caltrans has taken final agency
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issuing licenses, permits, and approvals
for the following highway project in the
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The County of Sacramento, in
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Boulevard and the SPTC–JPA rail
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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
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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.
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