80 FR 136 pgs. 42159-42160 - Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Museum of Stones” Exhibition

Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 136Pages: 42159 - 42160
Docket number: [Public Notice: 9193]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-17453 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 42159, 42160

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9193]

Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "Museum of Stones" Exhibition

SUMMARY:


[top] 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), E.O. 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. 236-3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby page 42160 determine that the object to be included in the exhibition "Museum of Stones," 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 Noguchi Museum , Long Island City, New York, from on or about October 7, 2015, until on or about January 10, 2016, 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 imported object, contact the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; email: section2459@state.gov ). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.

Dated; July 9, 2015.

Kelly Keiderling,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2015-17453 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]

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