[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6685-6686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3084]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3218]


Meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

AGENCY: United States Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

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    The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, March 
13, 2000, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, March 
14, 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 continue its review and investigation of a foreign 
government request submitted by the Government of the Republic of 
Bolivia to the Government of the United States of America filed under 
Article 9 of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and 
Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of 
Cultural Property. Notification of receipt of this request appeared in 
the Federal Register on October 8, 1999. A second notice pertaining to 
this request appeared in the Federal Register on December 10,

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1999. These notices may be found at http://e.usia.gov/education/culprop.
    Bolivia believes its cultural patrimony to be in jeopardy from 
pillage. It seeks U.S. import restrictions on Pre-Columbian 
archaeological material such as artifacts made of stone, metal, 
ceramic, shell, bone, wood, textiles, featherwork, basketry, and Pre-
Columbian human remains; and Colonial period and indigenous 
ethnological materials such as folklore costumes, textiles, 
featherwork, stonework, leatherwork, woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, 
religious imagery, musical instruments, and paintings.
    The Committee's review of the request is carried out in accordance 
with provisions of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). A copy of the Act may be found at the web 
address posted above.
    During its meeting on March 13, the Committee will hold an open 
session, 1:30-3:30 p.m., to receive public comment on the Bolivia 
request. The Committee also invites written comment and requests that 
both oral and written comments address the determinations that must be 
made about the Bolivia request pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602, Convention 
on Cultural Property Implementation Act. Other portions of the meeting 
on March 13-14 will be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 
U.S.C. 2605(h).
    Written comments may be sent to Cultural Property, Department of 
State, Annex 44, 301 4th Street, SW, Rm. 247, Washington, DC 20547; or 
faxed to (202) 619-5177. Persons wishing to attend the open portion of 
the meeting on March 13, must notify the Cultural Property Office, 
(202) 619-6612, no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2000, to 
arrange for admission.

    Dated: February 3, 2000.
Evelyn S. Lieberman,
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, 
Department of State.

Determination to Close the Meeting of the Cultural Property 
Advisory Committee, March 13-14, 2000

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), I 
hereby determine that portions of the meeting of the Cultural Property 
Advisory Committee on March 13-14, at which there will be deliberation 
of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of proposed actions, will be 
closed.

    Dated: February 3, 2000.
Evelyn S. Lieberman,
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, 
Department of State.
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