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RIN: 1505-AC11

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: ●Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological Material from Honduras
Abstract: This document amends Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological material from the Pre-Columbian cultures of the Republic of Honduras (Honduras) that were imposed by CBP Decision (Dec.) 04-08 and expire on March 12, 2009. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, has determined that conditions continue to warrant the imposition of import restrictions. Accordingly, these import restrictions will remain in effect for an additional 5 years, and the CBP regulations are being amended to reflect this extension until March 12, 2013. These restrictions are being extended pursuant to determinations of the United States Department of State made under the terms of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in accordance with the 1970 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. CBP Dec. 04-08 contains the Designated List of archaeological material that describes the articles to which the restrictions apply.
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
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 1624 19 USC 2612

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	The Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act in accordance with the 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and	03/12/2009

Overall Description of Deadline: Import restrictions listed in 19 CFR 12.104g(a) are effective for no more than five years beginning on the date on which the agreement enters into force with respect to the United States. This period can be extended for additional periods not to exceed five years if it is determined that the factors which justified the initial agreement still pertain and no cause for suspension of the agreement exists (19 CFR 12.104g(a); U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	03/11/2009	74 FR 10482

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