The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet April 26-27, 2022, to review a request for cultural property import restrictions from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Committee invites public comment on this request.
The State Department follows the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) when considering cultural property agreements and import restrictions. Requested categories of material will be considered if they meet the criteria for archaeological and ethnological materials in the CPIA.
Pakistan’s request
The Government of Pakistan seeks import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material from the Lower Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Historic Pre-Muslim Period, Early Muslim Period, Mughal, Sikh, and Colonial periods through the creation of Pakistan. Requested archaeological material includes, but is not limited to, stone; ceramics; metal objects including coins; stucco/plaster; glassware; bone, ivory, shell, and horn; manuscripts, paintings, proclamations, deeds, books, and documents; textiles of silk, wool, leather; and wood, dating from the lower Paleolithic (2 million years before present) through the first half of the twentieth century A.D. Requested ethnological material includes, but is not limited to stone; ceramics; metal objects including coins; stucco/plaster; glassware; bone, ivory, shell, and horn; manuscripts, paintings, proclamations, deeds, books, and documents; textiles of silk, wool, leather, and wood objects both architectural and moveable objects; and wooden objects dating from the Pre-Muslim Historic period through the first half of the twentieth century A.D.
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 April 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 April 19, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. (EDT).
How to make oral comments: Make oral comments during the Virtual Open Session on April 26, 2022 (instructions below). Requests to speak must be submitted no later than April 19, 2022.
Join the Virtual Open Session
The virtual open session of the Committee meeting will be held on April 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) using Zoom.
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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 April 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 (instructions above), 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 April 19. It may not be possible to fulfill requests made after that date.
