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RIN: 1505-AB99

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Materials From Cambodia
Abstract: This document amends Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect both continuing and new import restrictions on certain archaeological material from Cambodia. Import restrictions that were previously imposed by CBP Decision 03-28 on certain stone, metal, and ceramic archaeological materials that are due to expire on September 22, 2008, are extended. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, has made the requisite determination for the extension of import restrictions that previously existed and for amending the agreement so that it applies also to archaeological material of the Bronze and Iron Ages and necessitating additional categories of objects and revising the subcategories of objects to incorporate those of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Accordingly, these import restrictions will remain in effect until September 19, 2013, and title 19 of the CBP regulations is being amended to reflect this amended bilateral agreement. These restrictions are being extended pursuant to determinations of the United States Department of State made under the terms of the 1970 Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in accordance with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. This document also contains the amended Designated List of Archaeological Material that describes the articles to which the restrictions apply, including the new categories of objects (glass and bone) and the additional subcategories of stone and metal objects from the Bronze and Iron Age.
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 12.104g(a)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 19 USC 66 19 USC 1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)) 19 USC 2612

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	19 USC 2606(e)	09/19/2008

Overall Description of Deadline: 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention, codified into U.S. law as the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Pub. L. 97-446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	09/19/2008	73 FR 54309
Final Action Effective	09/19/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Michael Craig Chief, Interagency Requirements Branch Department of the Treasury United States Customs Service Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 14th and L Street NW., Washington, DC 20229 Phone:202 863-6558 Charles Steuart Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch Department of the Treasury United States Customs Service Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177 Phone:202 325-0093 Fax:202 325-0120 Email: charles.r.steuart@cbp.dhs.gov