73 FR 106 pg. 31533 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty”
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 106Page: 31533
Docket number: [Public Notice 6241]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-12248 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6241]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty"
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq. ; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq. ), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty", imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, from on or about June 27, 2008, until on or about September 21, 2008; the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, beginning on or about October 26, 2008, until on or about January 11, 2009, the St. Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO, from on or about February 21, 2009, until on or about May 17, 2009, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: (202) 453-8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.
Dated: May 27, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-12248 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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