99-26393. Receipt of Cultural Property Request From the Government of the Republic of Bolivia

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 195 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26393]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Receipt of Cultural Property Request From the Government of the 
Republic of Bolivia

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of cultural property request from the 
Government of the Republic of Bolivia.

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    The Government of the Republic of Bolivia, 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 September 29, 1999, by the 
United States Information Agency. It seeks U.S. import restrictions on 
categories of archaeological and ethnological material of the Pre-
Columbia and Colonial periods made of, but not limited to, stone, 
metal, ceramic, shell, bone, wood, leather, painted materials and 
cloth. In accordance with provisions of the Convention on Cultural 
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602 and 2603), the request will 
be reviewed by the Cultural Property Advisory Committee which will 
report on its findings and recommendations thereunder. A meeting of the 
Committee will be announced at a later time. Information about the Act 
and U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention can be found at 
http://e.usia.gov/education/culprop.

    Dated: September 30, 1999.
William B. Bader,
Associate Director for Education and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 99-26393 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
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