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RIN: 1515-AD73

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: ●Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological and Ethnological Materials From Colombia
Abstract: This final rule amends the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect an extension of import restrictions on certain archaeological material and certain ethnological material from Colombia. The restrictions, which were originally imposed by CBP Decision (Dec.) 06-09, are due to expire on March 15, 2011. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, has determined that factors 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 15, 2016. 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 that implemented 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. CBP Decision 06-09 contains the Designated List of archaeological and ethnological materials of Colombia 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(a)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 19 USC 66 19 USC1202 (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)) 19 USC1624 19 USC 2612

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention, codified into U.S. law as the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Pub. L. 97-446)	03/15/2011

Overall Description of Deadline: Under the provisions of the 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention, implemented by the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Pub. L. 97-446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), the United States entered into a bilateral agreement with Colombia concerning the imposition of import restrictions on certain archeological and ethnological materials from Colombia on March 15, 2006, that can be extended for additional time periods.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule	03/15/2011	76 FR 13879

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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: Charles Steuart Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch Department of the Treasury Customs Revenue Function 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 Michael Craig Chief, Interagency Requirements Branch Department of the Treasury Customs Revenue Function Trade Policy and Programs, Office of International Trade, Customs and Border Protection, 14th and L Street NW., Washington, DC 20229 Phone:202 863-6558