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Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Nayana Sen, Business 

Development Specialist, at (904) 443– 

1933, or Nayana.sen@sba.gov. 

Dated: October 7, 2011. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26658 Filed 10–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7599] 

Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property 

Request From the Government of the 

Republic of Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, concerned that its cultural 

heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, 

made a request to the Government of the 

United States under Article 9 of the 

1970 UNESCO Convention. United 

States Department of State received this 

request in September 2011. Bulgaria’s 

request seeks U.S. import restrictions on 

archaeological and ethnological material 

from Bulgaria dating to the Neolithic 

Period (7500 B.C.) through the 

nineteenth century A.D. 

The specific contents of this request 

are treated as confidential governmentto-government information, consistent 

with applicable U.S. law. 

Information about U.S. 

implementation of the 1970 UNESCO 

Convention can be found at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage. A public 

summary of Bulgaria’s request will be 

posted on that Web site. 

Dated: September 30, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26643 Filed 10–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7602] 

Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property 

Request From the Government of the 

Republic of Belize 

Belize, concerned that its cultural 

heritage is in jeopardy from pillage, 

made a request to the Government of the 

United States under Article 9 of the 

1970 UNESCO Convention. United 

States Department of State received this 

request in September 2011. Belize’s 

request seeks U.S. import restrictions on 

archaeological material from Belize 

representing its Pre-Colombian heritage 

dating from the Preceramic (9000 B.C.) 

through the Spanish Colonial period 

(A.D. 1798). 

The specific contents of this request 

are treated as confidential governmentto-government information. 

Information about U.S. 

implementation of the 1970 UNESCO 

Convention can be found at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage. A public 

summary of Belize’s request will be 

posted on that Web site. 

Dated: September 30, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26646 Filed 10–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7600; Docket No. DOS–2011– 

0115; Docket No. DOS–2011–0116] 

Notice of Closed Meeting (With Open 

Session) of the Cultural Property 

Advisory Committee 

There will be a meeting of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

on November 15–17, 2011, at the U.S. 

Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

During its meeting on November 15– 

16, the Committee will begin its review 

of a new cultural property request from 

the Government of the Republic of 

Bulgaria seeking import restrictions on 

archaeological and ethnological material 

[Docket No. DOS–2011–0115]; and from 

the Government of the Republic of 

Belize seeking import restrictions on 

archaeological material [Docket No. 

DOS–2011–0116]. On November 16, an 

open session to receive oral public 

comment on these requests will be held 

from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Please see the 

links to the Public Summaries of these 

requests at http://exchanges.state.gov/ 

heritage/whatsnew.html. 

The Committee carries out its 

responsibilities in accordance with 

provisions of the Convention on 

Cultural Property Implementation Act 

(‘‘the Act,’’ 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The 

text of the Act, as well as related 

information, may be found at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage/culprop/ 

html. 

If you wish to attend the open session, 

you should notify the Cultural Heritage 

Center of the Department of State at 

(202) 632–6301 no later than November 

2, 2011, 5 p.m. (E.D.T.) to arrange for 

admission. Seating is limited. Special 

accommodation needs should be 

specified upon notification of 

attendance. The Committee agenda on 

November 15–17 also will include 

orientation (closed session) for new 

members as well as ethics and security 

briefings. 

If you wish to make an oral 

presentation at the public session on 

November 16, you must request to be 

scheduled and must submit a written 

text of your oral comments no later than 

November 2 to allow time for 

distribution to Committee members 

prior to the meeting. Oral comments 

will be limited to allow time for 

questions from members of the 

Committee. All comments must relate 

specifically to 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 makes findings. This statute 

can be found at the web site noted 

above. 

You may also send written comments 

to the Committee. Again, your 

comments must relate specifically to 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. 

Addresses: Submit all written 

materials, including the written texts of 

oral statements, via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, hand delivery, or 

through the eRulemaking Portal. If more 

than three (3) pages, 20 duplicates of 

written materials must be sent to the 

address below by commercial delivery. 

If you have access to the Internet and 

wish to make a comment of three or 

fewer pages regarding this Public 

Notice, please use the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal (see below). Our 

adoption of this procedure facilitates 

public participation and implements 

section 206 of the E-Government Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–347, 116 Stat. 

2915. It also supports Secretary of State 

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Greening 

Diplomacy Initiative which aims to 

reduce the State Department’s 

environmental footprint and reduce 

costs. Comments by fax or by e-mail will 

not be accepted. Please submit 

comments just once by November 2, 

2011. 

Postal Mail or Commercial Delivery. 

Cultural Heritage Center (ECA/P/C), 

SA–5, Fifth Floor, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

• Hand Delivery. Cultural Heritage 

Center (ECA/P/C), Department of State, 

2200 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20037. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal. To 

submit comments electronically, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

on docket number DOS–2011–0115 for 

Bulgaria and on docket number DOS– 


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