77 FR 82 pg. 25226 - Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Wealth of a Nation: British Silver From the Museum's Collection”
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 82Page: 25226
Docket number: [Public Notice 7860]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-10251 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 7860]
Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "The Wealth of a Nation: British Silver From the Museum's Collection"
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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the object to be included in the exhibition "The Wealth of a Nation: British Silver from the Museum's Collection," imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about May 15, 2012, until on or about October 28, 2012, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information, including a description of the exhibit object, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-632-6469). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.
Dated: April 18, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-10251 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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