80 FR 138 pg. 42864 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom” Exhibition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 138Page: 42864
Page: 42864Docket number: [Public Notice: 9195]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-17724 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9195]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom" Exhibition
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), 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 determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom," 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about October 12, 2015, until on or about January 24, 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 list of the imported objects, 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 14, 2015.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-17724 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am]
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