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[FR Doc No: 94-24144]
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Pub. L. 97-
446; Import Restriction on Maya Artifacts From the Peten Region,
Guatemala
AGENCY: United States Information Agency.
ACTION: Determination to Extend Emergency Restriction on Maya Artifacts
from the Peten Region, Guatemala.
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Pursuant to the authority vested in me under Executive Order 12555
and Delegation Order No. 86-3 of March 18, 1986 (51 FR 10137),
I find: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 304(c)(3) of the
Act, 19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(3), with respect to the extension of an
emergency import restriction on Maya artifacts from the Peten Region,
Guatemala, and pursuant to the emergency provisions under Section
304(a)(3); and pursuant to a favorable recommendation from the Cultural
Property Advisory Committee,--
(1) That the material is archaeological and is identifiable as part
of the remains of the Maya civilization (approximately 1200 B.C.-1500
A.D) which developed a writing system and about which little is known
except from limited scientific excavation of intact remains; that
pillage continues to exist relative to these remains of the Maya
culture, the record of which continues to be in jeopardy from pillage,
dismantling, dispersal, or fragmentation which is, or threatens to be,
of crisis proportions;
(2) That the application of the import restriction set forth on a
temporary basis would continue, in whole or in part, to reduce the
incentive for pillage.
Determination
Therefore, in accordance with the aforementioned authority vested
in me, and pursuant to Section 304(c)(3) of the Act, 19 U.S.C.
2603(c)(3), and consistent with a favorable recommendation from the
Cultural Property Advisory Committee, I determine:
(1) That the emergency condition continues to apply with respect to
Maya artifacts from the Peten Region of Guatemala,
(2) That the emergency import restriction that went into effect on
April 15, 1991, is extended for a period of three more years effective
October 3, 1994.
Dated: September 23, 1994.
Penn Kemble,
Deputy Director, United States Information Agency.
[FR Doc. 94-24144 Filed 9-29-94; 8:45 am]
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