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Greco-Roman Stele from Cyrene, Libya
The State Department follows the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) when considering cultural property agreements and import restrictions.
Belize Extension
Extending the Belize agreement would continue import restrictions on stone, metal, ceramic, bone, shell, wood, and glass objects from the Pre-Ceramic Period (c. 9,000 B.C.) through the Late Colonial Period, which are at least 250 years old. The Government of Belize has not requested additional categories of material.
Libya Extension
Extending the Libya agreement would continue import restrictions on certain archaeological material ranging in date from the Paleolithic Period (c.12,000 B.C.) to 1750 A.D. and certain ethnological material derived from sites of Islamic cultural importance which may include categories of stone, metal, ceramic, bone, ivory, shell, glass, faience, semi-precious stone, painting and drawing, plaster, textiles, mosaics, wood, leather, parchment and paper. The Government of Libya has not requested additional categories of material.
Public Comments
The public may provide written comment in advance of the meeting and/or register to speak in the virtual open session scheduled for July 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Public comments on the cultural property agreements should focus on the four determinations in the CPIA.
How to submit written comments: Use regulations.gov, and follow the prompts to submit written comments. Written comments must be submitted no later than July 19, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
How to make oral comments: Make oral comments during the Virtual Open Session on July 26, 2022 (instructions below). Requests to speak must be submitted no later than July 19, 2022.
Join the Virtual Open Session
The virtual open session of the Committee meeting will be held on July 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) using Zoom.
To Speak: Registered participants can speak and may be asked questions by the Committee. If you wish to register to speak you must submit your name and organizational affiliation in an email request to culprop@state.gov by July 19. After you pre-register you will receive an email response with a unique link and instructions on how to participate. Due to time constraints, each participant will have no more than five minutes to speak.
To Observe: Anyone may observe the open session through Zoom, but they will not be able to speak. It is not necessary to pre-register to observe. If needed, please request reasonable accommodation by email to culprop@state.gov no later than July 19. It may not be possible to fulfill requests made after that date.
Zoom Information
Meeting Link: https://statedept.zoomgov.com/j/1613498912?pwd=QkxvMWY4L05QQlE3bDdOTGpDdkFpZz09
Meeting Passcode: 865614
Webinar ID: 161 349 8912
To attend by phone: 1 (669) 254 5252
