[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2232]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5308]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art From The 
British Museum''

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 ``Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian 
Art from The British Museum,'' 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 Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma, beginning on or about September 7, 2006, until on or 
about November 26, 2006; the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, 
Jacksonville, Florida, beginning on or about December 22, 2006, until 
on or about March 18, 2007; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 
North Carolina, beginning on or about April 15, 2007, until on or about 
July 8, 2007; the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art, History and 
Science, Fresno, California, beginning on or about March 7, 2008, until 
on or about June 1, 2008, and at possible additional 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 Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, 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: February 8, 2006.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-2232 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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