Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 77827

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4942] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes 

From the Collection of the Fitzwilliam 

Museum, University of Cambridge’’

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: 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, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Renaissance 

and Baroque Bronzes From the 

Collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 

University of Cambridge’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with the 

foreign owner. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the The Frick Collection, New 

York, New York, from on or about 

February 15, 2005 to on or about April 

24, 2005, and at possible additional 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Wolodymyr 

R. Sulzynsky, the Office of the Legal 

Adviser, Department of State, 

(telephone: 202/453–8050). The address 

is: Department of State, SA–44, and 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001.

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State.

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[Public Notice 4928] 

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Cultural Diplomacy

SUMMARY: The Department of State 

Advisory Committee on Cultural 

Diplomacy will meet January 10, 2005 at 

11 a.m. in Room 840, Department of 

State, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Members of the press and general 

public may attend, although attendance 

will be limited by seating availability. 

Access to Department of State buildings 

is strictly controlled, and individual 

building passes are required for all 

attendees. To confirm attendance at the 

meeting, please call (202) 203–7488. 

Members of the public who have 

confirmed their attendance must present 

a photo ID at the time they enter the 

Department of State and will be escorted 

to the meeting room. 

The Advisory Committee on Cultural 

Diplomacy is responsible for advising 

the Secretary of State on programs and 

policies to advance the use of cultural 

diplomacy in United States foreign 

policy. This charge includes providing 

to the Secretary guidance on increasing 

the presentation abroad of the finest of 

U.S. creative, visual, and performing 

arts, as well as strategies for increasing 

public-private partnerships to sponsor 

cultural exchange programs that 

promote the national interests of the 

United States. An agenda for the 

Committee session will be distributed at 

the meeting.

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

Daniel Schuman, 

Chief, Cultural Programs Division, Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4926] 

Notice of Meeting of the Cultural 

Property Advisory Committee 

In accordance with the provisions of 

the Convention on Cultural Property 

Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et 

seq.) there will be a meeting of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

on Thursday, February 17, 2005, from 

approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on 

Friday, February 18, 2005, from 

approximately 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the 

Department of State, Annex 44, Room 

840, 301 4th St., SW., Washington, DC. 

During its meeting the Committee will 

review a request from the Government 

of the People’s Republic of China to the 

Government of the United States of 

America. Concerned that its cultural 

heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, the 

government of the People’s Republic of 

China made this request under Article 9 

of the 1970 UNESCO Convention. The 

request seeks U.S. import restrictions on 

Chinese archaeological material from 

the Paleolithic to the Qing Dynasty. A 

public summary of this request can be 

found at http://exchanges.state.gov. A 

Federal Register notice of receipt of this 

request, published on September 3, 

2004, can also be found at this Web site. 

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, a public summary of this request, 

and related information may be found at 

http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop.

Portions of the meeting on February 17 

and 18 will be closed pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 

2605(h). However, on February 17, the 

Committee will hold an open session, 

approximately 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., to 

receive oral public comment on the 

China request. Persons wishing to 

attend this open session should notify 

the Cultural Heritage Center of the 

Department of State at (202) 619–6612 

by Friday, February 4, 2005, 5 p.m. 

(e.s.t.) to arrange for admission, as 

seating is limited. 

Those who wish to make oral 

presentations should request to be 

scheduled and submit a written text of 

the oral comments by Friday, February 

4, to allow time for distribution of these 

comments to Committee members for 

their review prior to the meeting. Oral 

comments will be limited to five 

minutes each to allow time for questions 

from members of the Committee and 

must specifically address the 

determinations under Section 303(a)(1) 

of the Convention on Cultural Property 

Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 2602, 

pursuant to which the Committee must 

make findings. This citation for the 

determinations can be found at the Web 

site noted above. 

The Committee also invites written 

comments and asks that they be 

submitted no later than February 4, 

2005. All written materials, including 

the written texts of oral statements, 

should be faxed to (202) 260–4893, if 5 

pages or less. Written comments greater 

than five pages must be mailed (20 

copies) to Cultural Heritage Center, 

Department of State Annex 44, 301 4th 

St., SW., Rm. 334, Washington, DC