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Washington, DC 20520, telephone (202) 

663–1123, (e-mail history@state.gov). 

Dated: August 16, 2010. 

Ambassador Edward Brynn, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21284 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7105; Greece Docket No. 

DOS–2010–0339; Colombia Docket No. 

DOS–2010–0340] 

Notice of Meeting and Closed Meeting 

of the Cultural Property Advisory 

Committee 

There will be a meeting of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, from 

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

Wednesday, October 13, 2010, from 

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

Thursday, October 14, 2010, from 

approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, at the 

Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

During its meeting on Tuesday, 

October 12, the Committee will begin its 

review of a new cultural property 

request from the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic seeking import 

restrictions on archaeological and 

ethnological material [Docket No. DOS– 

2010–0339]. An open session to receive 

oral public comment on this request 

will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Please see the link to the Public 

Summary of this request at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage/ 

whatsnew.html. 

On Wednesday, October 13, the 

Committee will review a proposal to 

extend the Memorandum of 

Understanding Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the 

Government of the Republic of 

Colombia Concerning the Imposition of 

Import Restrictions on Archaeological 

Material from the Pre-Columbian 

Cultures and Certain Ethnological 

Material from the Colonial Period of 

Colombia [Docket No. DOS–2010–0340]. 

The Government of the Republic of 

Colombia has notified the Government 

of the United States of America of its 

interest in extending the MOU. On 

Wednesday, October 13, the Committee 

will have an open session from 

approximately 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., to 

receive public comment on the proposal 

to extend the MOU with Colombia. 

On Thursday, October 14, the 

Committee will conduct interim reviews 

of the Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Cyprus Concerning 

the Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Pre-Classical and Classical 

Archaeological Objects and Byzantine 

Period Ecclesiastical and Ritual 

Ethnological Material, and of the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Peru Concerning the 

Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material from the 

Prehispanic Cultures and Certain 

Ethnological Material from the Colonial 

Period of Peru. This will be a closed 

session. Public comment, oral and 

written, will be invited at a time in the 

future should these MOUs be proposed 

for extension. 

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 and subject MOUs, as well as 

related information, may be found at 

http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. 

Persons wishing to attend either of the 

open sessions should notify the Cultural 

Heritage Center of the Department of 

State at (202) 632–6301 no later than 5 

p.m. (EDT) September 22, 2010, to 

arrange for admission. Seating is 

extremely limited. Special 

accommodation needs should be 

specified upon notification of 

attendance. 

Portions of the meeting on October 12 

and 13, and the entire meeting on 

October 14, will be closed pursuant to 

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

2605(h), the latter of which stipulates 

that ‘‘The provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act shall apply to 

the Cultural Property Advisory 

Committee except that the requirements 

of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10 

and 11 of such Act (relating to open 

meetings, public notice, public 

participation, and public availability of 

documents) shall not apply to the 

Committee, whenever and to the extent 

it is determined by the President or his 

designee that the disclosure of matters 

involved in the Committee’s 

proceedings would compromise the 

Government’s negotiation objectives or 

bargaining positions on the negotiations 

of any agreement authorized by this 

title.’’ 

Persons wishing to make an oral 

presentation at either public session, on 

October 12 or October 13, must request 

to be scheduled and must submit a 

written text of the oral comments, 

ensuring that it is received no later than 

September 22, 2010, 11:59 p.m. (EDT) 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 oral and written 

comments must relate specifically to the 

determinations under Section 303(a)(1) 

(19 U.S.C. 2602) of the Convention on 

Cultural Property Implementation Act, 

pursuant to which the Committee must 

make findings. This statute can be found 

at the Web site noted above. 

Submitting written comments: All 

written materials, including the written 

texts of oral statements, may be 

submitted on paper via regular or 

express mail, or hand delivery; or 

electronically through the 

Regulations.gov Web site. For 

submissions of more than three (3) 

pages, 20 paper copies must be sent to 

the address below. Those having access 

to the Internet and wishing to make a 

comment of three or fewer pages 

regarding this Public Notice, may do so 

through the Regulations.gov Web site 

(see below). This change in procedure 

facilitates public participation, 

implements Section 206 of the EGovernment Act of 2002, Public Law 

107–347, 116 Stat. 2915, and also 

supports the Department of State’s 

‘‘Greening Diplomacy’’ initiative. 

Therefore, comments by fax or by e-mail 

will no longer be accepted. Please 

submit comments only one time. 

• Regular or Express Mail. 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 

20522–0505. 

• Electronic Delivery. To submit 

comments electronically, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and enter the 

relevant docket number into the box 

under ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’, and 

follow the prompts to submit a 

comment. For further information, see 

http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/ 

whatsnew.html. 

Privacy: Comments submitted in 

electronic form will be posted on the 

regulations.gov Web site. Because the 

comments cannot be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

the Department of State cautions against 

including any information in an 

electronic submission that one does not 

want publicly disclosed (including trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information that is privileged or 

confidential pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

2605(i)(1)). The Department of State 

requests that any party soliciting or 

aggregating comments received from 

other persons for submission to the 

Department of State inform those 

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persons that the Department of State 

will not edit their comments to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

and therefore, they should not include 

any information in their comments that 

they do not want publicly disclosed. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7104] 

Notice of Proposal To Extend the 

Agreement Between the Government 

of the United States of America and the 

Government of the Republic of 

Colombia Concerning the Imposition 

of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material From the PreColumbian Cultures and Certain 

Ecclesiastical Material from the 

Colonial Period of Colombia 

The Government of the Republic of 

Colombia has informed the Government 

of the United States of its interest in an 

extension of the Agreement Between the 

Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the 

Republic of Colombia Concerning the 

Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material from the PreColumbian Cultures and Certain 

Ecclesiastical Material from the Colonial 

Period of Colombia. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to the 

requirement under 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), 

an extension of this Agreement is 

hereby proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the Agreement, the 

Designated List of restricted categories 

of material, and related information can 

be found at the following Web site: 

http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. 

Dated: August 1, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21285 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7106] 

Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property 

Request From the Government of the 

Hellenic Republic 

Greece, 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. The request 

was received on July 2, 2010, by the 

United States Department of State. It 

seeks U.S. import restrictions on 

archaeological and ethnological material 

from Greece dating to the Neolithic Era 

through the mid-eighteenth century. 

The specific contents of this request 

are treated as confidential governmentto-government information. 

Information about the Act and U.S. 

implementation of the 1970 UNESCO 

Convention can be found at http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage/. A public 

summary of the Greek Request will be 

posted on the Web site. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21287 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7131] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: 

Global Undergraduate Exchange 

Program in Eurasia and Central Asia 

Announcement Type: New 

Cooperative Agreement. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

A/E/EUR 11–04. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.009. 

Key Dates: 

Application Deadline: October 1, 

2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Academic Exchange Programs of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs announces an open competition 

for the administration of the FY 2011 

Global Undergraduate Exchange 

Program in Eurasia and Central Asia 

(UGRAD). The total amount of funding 

for this award will be up to $3,995,000, 

pending the availability of FY 2011 

funds. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 

1.501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

administer the selection, placement, 

monitoring, evaluation, follow-on, and 

alumni activities for the UGRAD 

program. Organizations with less than 

four years experience in conducting 

international exchange programs are not 

eligible for this competition. The 

UGRAD Program selects outstanding 

students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, 

Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 

Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, 

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and 

Turkmenistan to receive scholarships 

for one year of non-degree study at U.S. 

institutions of higher education. 

Scholarships are available in the fields 

of accounting, agriculture, 

anthropology, biology, business, 

chemistry, computer science, criminal 

justice, economics, education, 

engineering, environmental 

management, geology, hospitality 

management, international relations, 

journalism/mass communications, law, 

physics, political science, psychology, 

sociology, urban planning, and U.S. 

studies. Funding should support a 

minimum of 135 participants. Every 

effort should be made to maximize the 

number of scholarships awarded. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Purpose 

The UGRAD Program is designed to 

promote mutual understanding among 

the people of Eurasia and Central Asia 

and the United States by awarding 

Eurasian and Central Asian 

undergraduate students full 

scholarships for one year of non-degree 

undergraduate study at accredited twoand four-year institutions of higher 

education in the United States. Students 

will enhance their academic education 

with community service participation 

and an internship. The academic 

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