SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Agreement Extensions: Pursuant to the authority vested in the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), an extension of the following two bilateral cultural property agreements is hereby proposed:

• the Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States of America and the Republic of Albania Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Albania
• the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Nigeria

Copies of these agreements, their respective Designated Lists of categories of material currently restricted from import into the United States, and related information can be found at the Cultural Heritage Center website: https://www.state.gov/​current-agreements-and-import-restrictions/​.

New Requests: The Government of Romania submitted a request to the Government of the United States on October 3, 2024, under the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act of 1983, for assistance in protecting its cultural property. The Cultural Heritage Center website will provide additional information on the request, including categories of material that may be included in import restrictions: https://www.state.gov/​cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-July-14-16-2026/​. This notice is published pursuant to authority vested in the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1).

The Open Session: The public can observe the virtual open session on July 14, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Registered participants may provide oral comments during this session. The Department provides specific instructions on how to observe or provide oral comments at the open session at https://www.state.gov/​cultural-property-advisory-committee-meeting-july-14-16-2026/​. The remaining portions of the Committee meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with 19 U.S.C. 2605(h) and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

Oral Comments: Register to speak at the open session by sending an email with your name and organizational affiliation, as well as any requests for reasonable accommodation, by July 5, 2026. Those who submit written comments in advance of the meeting are not required to make an oral comment during the open session. The Committee will review written comments if received by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 5, 2026. Written comments may be submitted in two ways, depending on whether they contain confidential information:

General Comments: For general comments, use https://www.regulations.gov, enter the docket [DOS-2026-0628], and follow the prompts.

Comments should relate specifically to the determinations specified in the Act at 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1). Written comments submitted via regulations.gov are not private and are posted at https://www.regulations.gov. Because written comments cannot be edited to remove any personally identifying or contact information, we caution against including any such information in an electronic submission without appropriate permission to disclose that information (including trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)). We request that any party soliciting or aggregating written comments from other persons inform those persons that the Department will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information and that they therefore should not include any such information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. ( printed page 33853)

Confidential Comments: For comments that contain privileged or confidential information (within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 2605(i)(1)), please email submissions to culprop@state.gov. Include “Romania,” “Albania”, “Nigeria”, and/or “Continuing Review” in the subject line.

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