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On December 12, 2014, the Department of State (State) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposal to extend the Agreement Between the Government of United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from the Pre-Hispanic Cultures of the Republic of Nicaragua (the Agreement) [Public Notice 8966]. The Government of the Republic of Nicaragua has informed the Government of the United States of America of its interest in an extension of the Agreement. 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 State’s cultural heritage web site. On the same date, State published a notice of meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee [Public Notice 8967; Docket No. DOS-2014-0027] on January 21-23, 2015. Portions of that meeting will be closed to the public as set forth in the Notice. The meeting is being held to review the proposal to extend the Agreement with Nicaragua as well as to conduct an interim review of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Mali Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Archaeological Material from Mali from the Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to Approximately the Mid-Eighteenth Century (Mali Agreement). Public comment, oral and written, will be invited at a time in the future should the Mali Agreement be proposed for extension. See the Notice for details on attendance or submission of materials or comments. |
