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[FR Doc. 2020–01595 Filed 2–6–20; 8:45 am] ACTION: Final rule. archaeological material to which the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P restrictions apply. SUMMARY: This final rule amends the DATES: Effective on February 5, 2020. U.S. Customs and Border Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (CBP) regulations to reflect the legal aspects, Lisa L. Burley, Chief, SECURITY imposition of import restrictions on Cargo Security, Carriers and Restricted certain archaeological material from the Merchandise Branch, Regulations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hashemite Kingdom of (Jordan). Rulings, Office of Trade, (202) 325– These restrictions are being imposed 0300, ot-otrrculturalproperty@ DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY pursuant to an agreement between the cbp.dhs.gov. For operational aspects, United States and Jordan that has been Genevieve S. Dozier, Management and 19 CFR Part 12 entered into under the authority of the Program Analyst, Commercial Targeting [CBP Dec. 20–02] Convention on Cultural Property and Analysis Center, Trade Policy and Implementation Act. The final rule Programs, Office of Trade, (202) 945– RIN 1515–AE51 amends the CBP regulations by adding 2942, [email protected]. Jordan to the list of countries which SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Import Restrictions Imposed on have a bilateral agreement with the Archaeological Material From Jordan United States that imposes cultural Background AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border property import restrictions. The final The Convention on Cultural Property Protection, Department of Homeland rule also contains the Designated List Implementation Act, Public Law 97– Security; Department of the Treasury. that describes the types of 446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (‘‘the

Nuclear Electric Power Generation, Solar Electric Generation, Biomass Electric Power Generation, or in this final action, we are using a conservative Power Generation, Wind Electric Power Generation Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control. threshold of 750 employees. Geothermal Electric Power Generation, Biomass These categories have thresholds for small entities Electric Power Generation, Other Electric Power varying from 250–750 employees. For the analysis

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Cultural Property Implementation Act’’) The Agreement ceramic, and other categories ranging in implements the 1970 United Nations On December 16, 2019, the United date from the period Educational, Scientific and Cultural States and Jordan entered into a bilateral (beginning around 1.5 million B.C.) to Organization (UNESCO) Convention on agreement, ‘‘Memorandum of the middle of the Ottoman period in the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing Understanding between the Government Jordan (A.D. 1750). the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of of the United States of America and the Archaeological Material Ownership of Cultural Property Government of the Hashemite Kingdom Approximate chronology of well- (hereinafter, ‘‘the Convention’’ (823 of Jordan Concerning the Imposition of U.N.T.S. 231 (1972))). Pursuant to the Import Restrictions on Categories of known archaeological periods and sites in Jordan: Cultural Property Implementation Act, Archaeological Material of Jordan’’ (‘‘the the United States entered into a bilateral Agreement’’), pursuant to the provisions (a) Paleolithic period (c. 1.5 million–10,000 agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(2). The Agreement B.C.): Azraq Basin, Masharia, Wadi Sirhan Basin, Wadi Uwaynid, Zarqa of Jordan (Jordan) to impose import enters into force on February 1, 2020, and enables the promulgation of import Valley restrictions on certain Jordanian (b) Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods (c. archaeological material. This rule restrictions on categories of 10,000–3,800 B.C.): Abu Hamid, Ayn announces that the United States is now archaeological material representing Ghazal, Bab adh-Dhra, Basta, Bayda, imposing import restrictions on certain Jordan’s cultural heritage ranging in Pella, Shkarat Msaied, Tulaylat Ghassul, archaeological material from Jordan. date from the Paleolithic period Sahab, Tall Magass, Tall Shuna North, (approximately 1.5 million B.C.) to the Tall Wadi Faynan, Wadi Shuayb Determinations middle of the Ottoman period in Jordan (c) Bronze and Iron periods (c. 3,800–539 (A.D. 1750). A list of the categories of B.C.): , Bab adh-Dhra, Dhiban, Under 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1), the archaeological material subject to the Jarash, Jawa, Khirbat Iskander, Khirbat United States must make certain import restrictions is set forth later in Zaraqun, Pella, Sahab, Tall Abu Kharaz, Tall Dayr Alla, Tall Hammam, Tall determinations before entering into an this document. agreement to impose import restrictions Hayyat, Tall Nimrin, Tall Shuna, Tall Umayri, Tall umm Hammad, Yiftahel under 19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(2). On August Restrictions and Amendment to the Regulations (d) Persian period (539–332 B.C.): Drayjat, 14, 2019, the Assistant Secretary for , Khilda, Rujm Selim, Tall Dayr Educational and Cultural Affairs, United In accordance with the Agreement, Alla, Tall Jalul, Tall Mazar, Tall States Department of State, after importation of material designated Saidiyya, Tall Umayri, Tawilan consultation with and recommendation below is subject to the restrictions of 19 (e) Hellenistic period (332–30 B.C.): Gadara by the Cultural Property Advisory U.S.C. 2606 and § 12.104g(a) of title 19 (Umm Qays), Gerasa (Jarash), Khirbat of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 Dharayh, Khirbat Tannur, Machaerus, Committee, made the determinations Petra, Philadelphia (Amman), Qasr Abd required under the statute with respect CFR 12.104g(a)) and will be restricted from entry into the United States unless (f) Roman period (c. 63 B.C.–A.D. 322): Abila to certain archaeological material (Quwayliba), Capitolias, Gadara (Umm originating in Jordan that is described in the conditions set forth in 19 U.S.C. Qays), Gerasa (Jarash), Petra, the Designated List set forth below in 2606 and § 12.104c of the CBP Philadelphia (Amman) regulations (19 CFR 12.104c) are met. this document. (g) Byzantine period (c. A.D. 322–600): Nebo, CBP is amending § 12.104g(a) of the CBP Pella, Tall Hisban, Umm el-Jimal, Umm These determinations include the regulations (19 CFR 12.104g(a)) to Rasas following: (1) That the cultural indicate that these import restrictions (h) Islamic period (c. A.D. 600–1516): Ajlun, patrimony of Jordan is in jeopardy from have been imposed. Amman, Aylah (Aqaba), Azraq, Dhiban, the pillage of archaeological material Import restrictions listed at 19 CFR Bayda, Gadara, , Khirbat Faris, representing Jordan’s cultural heritage 12.104g(a) are effective for no more than Qasr Burqu, Pella (Fihl), Shawbak, Tall dating from approximately 1.5 million five years beginning on the date on Abu Qadan, Tall Hisban, Umm Walid, which the Agreement enters into force Wuayrah (Petra) B.C. to A.D. 1750 (19 U.S.C. (i) Ottoman period (c. A.D. 1516–1918): 2602(a)(1)(A)); (2) that the Jordanian with respect to the United States. This Aqaba, Khirbet Faris, Hubras, Shawbak, government has taken measures period may be extended for additional Tall Hisban, Qalat Unaya (noting that consistent with the Convention to periods of not more than five years if it import restrictions for the Ottoman protect its cultural patrimony (19 U.S.C. is determined that the factors which period apply to categories of 2602(a)(1)(B)); (3) that import justified the Agreement still pertain and archaeological material dating up to the restrictions imposed by the United no cause for suspension of the middle of the Ottoman period in Jordan, A.D. 1750) States would be of substantial benefit in Agreement exists. The import deterring a serious situation of pillage restrictions will expire on February 1, Categories of Archaeological Material 2025, unless extended. and remedies less drastic are not A. Stone available (19 U.S.C. 2602(a)(1)(C)); and Designated List of Archaeological B. Ceramic (4) that the application of import Material of Jordan C. Metal restrictions as set forth in this final rule The Agreement between the United D. Bone, Ivory, Shell, and Other Organic is consistent with the general interests States and Jordan includes, but is not Material of the international community in the E. Glass, Faience, and Semi-Precious Stone limited to, the categories of objects F. Painting and Plaster interchange of cultural property among described in the Designated List set nations for scientific, cultural, and G. Textiles, Basketry, and Rope forth below. Importation of material on H. Wood educational purposes (19 U.S.C. this list is restricted unless the material I. Leather 2602(a)(1)(D)). The Assistant Secretary is accompanied by documentation also found that the material described in certifying that the material left Jordan A. Stone the determinations meets the statutory legally and not in violation of the export 1. Architectural Elements—This definition of ‘‘archaeological or laws of Jordan. category includes doors, door frames, ethnological material of the State Party’’ The Designated List includes window fittings, columns, capitals, (19 U.S.C. 2601(2)). archaeological material in stone, metal, bases, lintels, jambs, archways, friezes,

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pilasters, engaged columns, altars, in the form of a head or animal painted or unpainted, handmade or mihrabs (prayer niches), screens, with a bowl on top (‘‘pillar figures’’) wheel-made and decorated with fountains, inlays, and blocks from walls, made of basalt are distinctive of the burnish, glazes, or carvings. Ceramic floors, and ceilings of buildings. Chalcolithic period. vessels can depict imagery of , Architectural elements may be plain, 9. Furniture—Types include thrones, deities, animals, floral decorations, or molded, or carved and are often tables, and beds, from funerary or inscriptions. Some of the most well- decorated with motifs and inscriptions. domestic contexts. known types are highlighted below: Marble, limestone, sandstone, and 10. Tablets and Ostraca—Types a. Neolithic—This type is handmade gypsum are most commonly used, in include small-scale plaques and chips of and often decorated with a lustrous addition to porphyry and granite. stone used as surfaces for writing or burnish and may also be decorated with 2. Mosaics—Floor mosaics are made drawing. These can be inscribed with applique´ and/or incision, sometimes from stone cut into small bits (tesserae) pictographic, cuneiform, Aramaic, with added paint. Yarmoukian style and laid into a plaster matrix. Wall and Greek, Punic, Latin, or Arabic scripts. vessels feature banded herringbone ceiling mosaics are made with a similar 11. Tools and Weapons—Chipped impression. Jericho style vessels have technique but may include tesserae of stone types include blades (‘‘Canaanean- slips and red pigment applied in both stone and glass. Subjects can type’’), borers, scrapers, sickles, burins, geometric motifs. include landscapes, scenes of deities, notches, retouched flakes, cores, b. Chalcolithic—This type is humans, or animals, and activities such arrowheads, cleavers, knives, chisel, dominated by medium-sized holemouth as hunting and fishing or religious and microliths. Paleolithic period types or short-necked storage jars and imagery. There may also be vegetative, are described as , , holemouth cooking pots. Distinctive floral, or geometric motifs and Ahmarian, , and Natufian forms include cornet cups, fenestrated imitations of stone. complexes. Ground stone types include stands, necked churns, spoons, 3. Architectural and Non- grinders (e.g., mortars, pestles, ‘‘torpedo’’ jars, and vessels in the shape Architectural Relief Sculptures—Types millstones, whetstones, querns), of humans or animals. May be painted include carved slabs with figural, choppers, spherical-shaped hand axes, with geometric designs. vegetative, floral, geometric, or other hammers, mace heads, and weights. The c. Bronze and Iron—Distinctive types decorative motifs; carved relief vases; most commonly used stones are flint, include Grey Burnished Ware, Metallic stelae; palettes and plaques. All types chert, limestone, granite, basalt, and Ware, Band Slip and Line Group can sometimes be inscribed in various obsidian; other examples are hematite painted decoration, Crackled Ware, Tall languages. Sculptures are used for and calcite. Yehudiyeh Ware, Khirbat Kerak Ware, architectural decoration, including in 12. Jewelry—Types include seals, Mycenaean types, Chocolate-on-White religious, funerary (e.g., grave markers), beads, finger rings, masks, and other Ware, fenestrated stands, collared pithos votive, or commemorative monuments. personal adornment in marble, jars, and holemouth jars with four Marble, limestone, and sandstone are limestone, or various semi-precious pushed-up ledge handles on the most commonly used. stones—including rock crystal, shoulder. 4. Monuments—Types include votive amethyst, jasper, agate, steatite, and d. Persian—This type includes locally statues, funerary and votive stelae, and carnelian. produced wares, indistinguishable from bases and base revetments in marble, 13. Seals and Stamps—These are other Iron period ceramics, as well as limestone, and other kinds of stone. small devices with at least one side imported Greek wares from the fifth and These may be painted, carved with engraved with a design for stamping or fourth century B.C. Types include relief sculpture, decorated with sealing. They can be in the shapes of sausage jars, high-necked cooking pots, moldings, and/or carry dedicatory or squares, disks, cones, cylinders, or amphorae, narrow bottles, and bag- funerary inscriptions in various animals. shaped perfume juglets. languages. e. Hellenistic—This type includes 5. Statuary—Statues are large-scale B. Ceramic local and imported fine and coarse representations of deities, humans, 1. Architectural Elements—These are wares and amphorae. Examples include animals, or hybrid figures in marble, baked clay (terracotta) elements used to oil lamps, black-slipped pottery, limestone, or sandstone. Statuary figures decorate buildings. Examples include rhodian amphorae, relief-bowls, plates, may be painted. acroteria, antefixes, painted and relief jugs and juglets, fishplates, and bowls 6. Figurines—Figurines are small- plaques, revetments, carved and molded with incurved and outcurved rims, scale representations of deities, humans, brick, knobs, roof tiles, and tile wall mastoi, table amphorae, lagynoi, animals, or enigmatic forms such as the ornaments and panels. amphoriskoi and small vessels for ‘‘violin-shaped’’ figures, in limestone, 2. Figurines—These include terracotta unguents. Imports include black-slipped calcite, marble, greenstone, basalt, or (clay) statues and statuettes in the pottery from Greece, jugs and juglets, sandstone. shapes of deities, humans, and animals, bowls, storage jars or cooking pots from 7. Sepulchers—Types of burial ranging in height from approximately 5 Cyprus, and Rhodian wine amphoras. containers include sarcophagi, caskets, cm to 20 cm (2 in to 8 in). Figurines may f. Nabataean—This type is reliquaries, and chest urns in marble, be undecorated or decorated with paint, characterized by forms with thin walls limestone, or other kinds of stone. appliques, or inscribed lines. Plaque and floral motifs, often red pottery with Sepulchers may be plain or have figural, types are made in a mold and have a flat black designs. The designs on the wares geometric, or floral motifs painted on back and image of a human form, often are painted on or pressed into the them. They may be carved in relief and/ female, on the front. surface with stamps and rouletting or have decorative moldings. 3. Models—These are small-scale and wheels. Vessels of this type come in a 8. Vessels and Containers—These in terracotta, including furniture such as variety of shapes including plates, include bowls, cups, jars, jugs, lamps, chairs and beds, chariots, boats, and serving bowls, drinking bowls, flasks, and flasks, and also smaller funerary buildings. jugs, amphoriskoi, and cooking pots. urns and incense burners, in marble, 4. Vessels—Types, forms, and g. Roman—This type includes fine basalt, limestone, calcite, alabaster, decoration vary among archaeological and coarse wares, including terra gypsum, or other stone. Sculpted vessels styles and over time. Forms may be sigillata and other red gloss wares,

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cooking wares and mortaria, and storage end of the container. Sepulchers may be etc.), in copper, bronze, and iron; and in and shipping amphorae. decorated with paint or appliques, or silver and gold for ceremonial use. h. Byzantine—This type includes incised. 9. Lamps—Lamps can be open saucer- undecorated plain wares, utilitarian C. Metal type or closed, rounded bodies with a tableware, storage jars, serving vessels, hole on the top and in the nozzle, cook pots, amphorae, and special shapes 1. Statuary—These are large- and handles or lugs. They can include such as pilgrim flasks. The fineware small-scale, including deity, human, decorative designs such as beading, ‘‘Jarash bowls,’’ which are often slipped and animal figures in bronze, iron, human faces, animals or animal parts, and painted, are particularly distinctive. silver, or gold. Common types are large- rosettes or other floral elements. This Other styles can be matte painted or scale, free-standing statuary from category includes handheld lamps, glazed—including incised ‘‘sgraffitto’’— approximately 1 m to 2.5 m candelabras, braziers, sconces, and stamped with elaborate polychrome (approximately 3 ft to 8 ft) in height and chandeliers, and lamp stands. decorations using floral, geometric, life-size busts (i.e., head and shoulders 10. Coins—Some of the best-known human, and animal motifs. of an individual). types include: i. Islamic and Ottoman—This type 2. Reliefs—These include plaques, a. Nabataean—Coins in silver, lead, includes mostly unglazed earthen coarse appliques, stelae, and masks, often in copper or bronze and struck at Petra. wares as well as those painted with bronze. Reliefs may include inscriptions They typically have cornucopiae or linear or vegetal designs. Examples in various languages. wreaths on the reverse and portrait of 3. Inscribed or Decorated Sheet— include dark gray metallic wares with the ruler or rulers on the obverse. These are engraved inscriptions and white paint; glazed fine cream wares; b. Roman Provincial—Coins in silver thin metal sheets with engraved or red-painted wares, including fine and bronze were struck through the impressed designs often used as ‘‘palace wares;’’ and ceramic vessels third century A.D. at Roman and Roman attachments to furniture or figures. imitating steatite vessels. The most provincial mints of Abila (Abel), Adraa Primarily in bronze or lead, but also less common glazes are yellow, green, and (Daraa), Charachmoba (Al-Karak), Dium, frequently in gold and silver. blue. Vessels appear in a variety of Esbous (Heshbon), Gadara (), shapes, including jars, jugs, bowls, 4. Vessels and Containers—Forms include bowls, cups, jars, jugs, strainers, Gerasa (Jerash), Medaba (), Pella, basins, cups, zirs, and so-called ‘‘sugar Petra, Philadelphia (Amman), cones’’ made of distinctly heavy cauldrons, and boxes, as well as vessels in the shape of an animal or part of an Rabbathmoba (Aroer) Capitolias/Dion ceramic. (Beit Ras), and Raphana. This type also 5. Lamps—Lamps can be glazed or animal. This category also includes includes the pseudo-autonomous unglazed in ‘‘saucer,’’ ‘‘slipper’’ or other scroll and manuscript containers, coinage of the second and first centuries styles; they typically have rounded reliquaries, and censers. In copper, B.C. bodies with a hole on the top and in the bronze, silver, and/or gold. May portray c. Byzantine—Coins in bronze and nozzle, handles or lugs, and motifs such deities, humans, or animals, as well as struck at the Arab-Byzantine mint of as beading, human faces, rosettes or floral motifs in relief. They may include Aylah/Elath (Aqaba). other floral elements like bunched an inscription. grapes or leaves. Inscriptions may also 5. Jewelry—These include necklaces, d. Early Islamic—Coins in bronze or be found on the body. Later period chokers, pectorals, finger rings, beads, silver and struck at the Umayyad mints examples may have straight or round, pendants, bells, belts, buckles, earrings, of Adraa (Daraa), Gerasa (Jerash), bulbous bodies with a flared top and diadems, straight pins and fibulae, Philadelphia/Rabbath-Ammon (Amman) several branches. bracelets, anklets, girdles, wreaths and and under the Abbasids at Philadelphia/ 6. Seals and Sealings—These are crowns, make-up accessories and tools, Rabbath-Ammon (Amman). These coins small devices with at least one side metal strigils (scrapers), crosses, and are epigraphic in design, featuring one engraved with a design for stamping or lamp-holders. In the Ottoman period, or more lines of Arabic script. Some sealing. They can be in the shapes of perforated coins were used as jewelry. Abbasid bronze coins from squares, disks, cones, cylinders, or In iron, bronze, silver, and gold. Metal Philadelphia/Rabbath-Ammon (Amman) animals. Sealings are lumps of clay can be inlaid with items such as colored feature a small flower-like design in the impressed with a seal used to secure stones and glass. center of one side. doors or containers. 6. Seals—Seals are small devices with e. Crusader—These coins appear as 7. Tablets—Tablets are covered with at least one side engraved with a design thin, light-weight, low-quality-silver wedge-shaped cuneiform characters or for stamping or sealing. Types include billon. Examples usually feature crosses incised pictographs/hieroglyphics. finger rings, amulets, and seals with a and/or crude portraits or buildings as Shapes range from very small rounded shank; in lead, tin, copper, bronze, central images. disk forms, to small square and silver, or gold. D. Bone, Ivory, Shell, and Other Organic rectangular pillow-shaped forms, to 7. Tools—Types include hooks, Material larger rectangular tablets. Tablets may weights, axes, scrapers, hammerheads, be impressed with cylinder or stamp trowels, locks, keys, nails, hinges, 1. Small Statuary and Figurines— seals. tweezers, mace heads, ingots, mirrors These include representations of deities, 8. Ostraca—Ostraca are pottery sherds and fibulae (for pinning clothing), in humans, or animals, in bone or ivory. used as surfaces for writing or drawing. copper, bronze, or iron. 2. Reliefs, Plaques, Stelae, and 9. Objects of Daily Use—These 8. Weapons and Armor—This Inlays—These are carved and sculpted include game pieces, loom weights, includes body armor, such as helmets, and may have figurative, floral, and/or toys, tobacco pipes, portable hearths, cuirasses, bracers, and shin guards, geometric motifs. and andirons. shields, and horse armor; often 3. Jewelry—Types include amulets, 10. Sepulchers—Types of burial decorated with elaborate designs that pendants, combs, pins, spoons, containers include reliquaries and are engraved, embossed, or perforated. bracelets, buckles, beads, and pectorals. ossuaries, the latter being rectangular in Both launching weapons (e.g., spears, Jewelry can be made of bone, ivory, shape or in the shape of stylized javelins, arrowheads) and hand-to-hand amber, coral, mother-of-pearl, tortoise animals with an opening in the short combat weapons (e.g., swords, daggers, shell, and cowrie shell.

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4. Seals and Stamps—These are small 2. Wall Painting—With figurative date is not required under 5 U.S.C. devices with at least one side engraved (deities, humans, animals), floral, and/ 553(d)(3). with a design for stamping or sealing. or geometric motifs, as well as funerary Regulatory Flexibility Act They can be in the shapes of squares, scenes. These are painted on stone, mud disks, cones, cylinders, or animals. plaster, lime plaster (wet—buon Because no notice of proposed 5. Vessels and Luxury Objects—Ivory, fresco—and dry—secco fresco), rulemaking is required, the provisions bone, and shell were used either alone sometimes to imitate marble. of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 or as inlays in luxury objects, including 3. Stucco—This is a fine plaster used U.S.C. 601 et seq.) do not apply. furniture, chests and boxes, writing and for coating wall surfaces or molding into Executive Orders 12866 and 13771 painting equipment, musical architectural decorations such as reliefs, instruments, games, cosmetic plaques, stelae, and inlays. CBP has determined that this containers, combs, jewelry, amulets, and 4. Jewelry—Jewelry includes plaster document is not a regulation or rule seals. beads from the Neolithic period. subject to the provisions of Executive 6. Tools—Tools include bone points 5. Figurines—Figurines can be human Order 12866 or Executive Order 13771 and awls, burnishers, needles, spatulae, statuettes made of marl lime plaster. because it pertains to a foreign affairs and fish hooks. They can be full body or busts with one function of the United States, as 7. Manuscripts—Archaeological or two heads, and may have detailed described above, and therefore is manuscripts can be written or painted facial and body features like arms, specifically exempted by section 3(d)(2) on specially prepared animal skins (e.g., hands, and breasts. of Executive Order 12866 and section cattle, sheep, goat, camel skins) known 4(a) of Executive Order 13771. G. Textiles, Basketry, and Rope as parchment or papyrus. They occur as Signing Authority single leaves, bound as a book or codex, 1. Textiles—These include linen, or rolled into a scroll. hemp, and silk cloth used for burial This regulation is being issued in 8. Human Remains—This includes wrapping, shrouds, garments, and sails. accordance with 19 CFR 0.1(a)(1) skeletal remains from the human body, These also include linen and wool also pertaining to the Secretary of the preserved in burials or other contexts. used for garments and hangings. Treasury’s authority (or that of his/her Particular to early periods are human 2. Basketry—Plant fibers were used to delegate) to approve regulations related skulls painted or covered with lime make baskets and containers in a variety to customs revenue functions. plaster and bitumen. of shapes and sizes, as well as sandals and mats. List of Subjects in 19 CFR Part 12 E. Glass, Faience, and Semi-Precious 3. Rope—Rope and string were used Cultural property, Customs duties and Stone for a great variety of purposes, including inspection, Imports, Prohibited 1. Architectural Elements—These binding, lifting water for irrigation, merchandise, Reporting and include glass inlay and tesserae pieces fishing nets, measuring, lamp wicks, recordkeeping requirements. from floor and wall mosaics, mirrors, and stringing beads for jewelry and and windowpanes. garments. Amendment to CBP Regulations 2. Vessels and Containers—These can For the reasons set forth above, part H. Wood take various shapes, such as jars, bottles, 12 of title 19 of the Code of Federal bowls, beakers, goblets, candle holders, 1. Jewelry and Personal Items—These Regulations (19 CFR part 12) is perfume jars (unguentaria), and flasks. include rings, bracelets, combs, and amended as set forth below: Vessels and containers may have cut, spindle whorls. incised, raised, enameled, molded, or 2. Containers—These include boxes, PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF painted decoration. Ancient examples chests, and coffins. MERCHANDISE may be engraved and/or light blue, blue- I. Leather green, green, or colorless while those ■ 1. The general authority citation for from later periods may include animal, Leather items include belts, sandals, part 12 and the specific authority floral, and/or geometric motifs. necklaces, bracelets, and other items of citation for § 12.104g continue to read as 3. Jewelry—Jewelry includes bracelets personal adornment. follows: and rings (often twisted with colored References Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 glass), pendants, and beads in various (General Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff shapes (e.g., circular, globular), some Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)), with relief decoration including multi- Marian Sofaer Collection at the 1624. American Numismatic Society and the colored ‘‘eye’’ beads. Museum, volumes I and II, 2013, * * * * * 4. Lamps—Lamps may have a straight Y. Meshoreer, The American Sections 12.104 through 12.104i also or round bulbous body, some in the Numismatic Society, New York. issued under 19 U.S.C. 2612; form of a goblet, with flared top, and Jordan: An Archaeological Reader, 2008, R.B. * * * * * engraved or moulding decorations and Adams (editor), Equinox, London. ■ 2. In § 12.104g, the table in paragraph may have several branches. Inapplicability of Notice and Delayed (a) is amended by adding Jordan to the F. Painting and Plaster Effective Date list in alphabetical order to read as follows: 1. Rock Art—Rock art can be painted This amendment involves a foreign and/or incised drawings on natural rock affairs function of the United States and § 12.104g Specific items or categories surfaces. Common motifs include is, therefore, being made without notice designated by agreements or emergency humans, animals, geometric, and/or or public procedure (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). actions. floral elements. For the same reason, a delayed effective (a) * * *

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State party Cultural property Decision No.

******* Jordan ...... Archaeological material representing Jordan’s cultural heritage from the Paleolithic period (c. CBP Dec. 20–02. 1.5 million B.C.) to the middle of the Ottoman period in Jordan (A.D. 1750).

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* * * * * such restrictions be imposed, until within the meaning of the Act (19 U.S.C. Dated: February 4, 2020. September 11, 2024, unless renewed. 2603(c)(4)). Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(a), the Mark A. Morgan, These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to determinations of the government of the Republic of Yemen Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and (Yemen), a State Party to the Border Protection. United States Department of State made under the terms of the Convention on Convention, requested on September 11, Approved: Cultural Property Implementation Act. 2019, that import restrictions be Timothy E. Skud, imposed on certain archaeological and DATES: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Effective on February 5, 2020. ethnological material, the pillage of [FR Doc. 2020–02552 Filed 2–5–20; 4:15 pm] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For which jeopardizes the cultural heritage BILLING CODE 9111–14–P legal aspects, Lisa L. Burley, Chief, of Yemen. The Cultural Property Cargo Security, Carriers and Restricted Implementation Act authorizes the Merchandise Branch, Regulations and President (or designee) to apply import DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Rulings, Office of Trade, (202) 325– restrictions on an emergency basis if the SECURITY 0300, [email protected]. President determines that an emergency For operational aspects, Genevieve S. condition applies with respect to any U.S. Customs and Border Protection Dozier, Management and Program archaeological or ethnological material Analyst, Commercial Targeting and of any requesting state (19 U.S.C. 2603). DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Analysis Center, Trade Policy and On December 5, 2019, the Assistant Programs, Office of Trade, (202) 945– Secretary for Educational and Cultural 19 CFR Part 12 2952, [email protected]. Affairs, United States Department of State, after consultation with and [CBP Dec. 20–01] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recommendation by the Cultural RIN 1515–AE50 Background Property Advisory Committee, made the determinations necessary under the Act Emergency Import Restrictions The Convention on Cultural Property for the emergency imposition of import Imposed on Archaeological and Implementation Act, Public Law 97– restrictions on certain archaeological Ethnological Material From Yemen 446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. (‘‘the material and ethnological material of the Cultural Property Implementation Act’’ AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Islamic cultural heritage of Yemen. The Protection, Department of Homeland or ‘‘Act’’), implements the 1970 United Designated List below sets forth the Security; Department of the Treasury. Nations Educational, Scientific and categories of material to which the Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ACTION: Final rule. import restrictions apply. Thus, U.S. Convention on the Means of Prohibiting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is SUMMARY: This final rule amends the and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export amending § 12.104g(b) of title 19 of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR (CBP) regulations to reflect the Property (823 U.N.T.S. 231 (1972)) (‘‘the 12.104g(b)) accordingly. imposition of emergency import Convention’’). Pursuant to the Cultural Importation of covered material from restrictions on certain archaeological Property Implementation Act, the Yemen will be restricted for a five-year and ethnological material from the United States may enter into period from the date of request by Republic of Yemen (Yemen). The international agreements with another Yemen, through September 11, 2024. Assistant Secretary for Educational and State Party to the Convention to impose Importation of such material from Cultural Affairs, United States import restrictions on eligible Yemen will continue to be restricted Department of State, has determined archaeological and ethnological material through that date unless the conditions that conditions warrant the imposition under procedures and requirements set forth in 19 U.S.C. 2606 and 19 CFR of emergency restrictions on categories prescribed by the Act. 12.104c are met. of archaeological material and Under certain limited circumstances, Designated List of Archaeological and ethnological material of the Islamic the Cultural Property Implementation Ethnological Material of Yemen cultural heritage of Yemen. This Act authorizes the imposition of import document contains the Designated List restrictions on an emergency basis (19 Table of Contents of Archaeological and Ethnological U.S.C. 2603). The emergency I. Archaeological Material Material of Yemen that describes the restrictions are effective for no more A. Stone types of objects or categories of than five years from the date of the State B. Metal archaeological and ethnological material Party’s request and may be extended for C. Ceramic and Clay to which the import restrictions apply. three years where it is determined that D. Glass, Faience, and Semi-Precious Stone The emergency import restrictions the emergency condition continues to E. Painting F. Plaster imposed on certain archaeological and apply with respect to the covered G. Textiles ethnological material from Yemen will material (19 U.S.C. 2603(c)(3)). These H. Leather, Parchment, and Paper be in effect for a five-year period from restrictions may also be continued I. Wood, Bone, Ivory, Shell, and Other the date on which Yemen requested that pursuant to an agreement concluded Organics

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