[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2884]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5332]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Cradle of Christianity: Treasures From the Holy 
Land''

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 ``Cradle of Christianity: Treasures from the 
Holy Land,'' 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 Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, OH, beginning on or 
about March 28, 2006 until on or about October 22, 2006, The Museum of 
Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, beginning on or about December 7, 2006, until 
on or about April 15, 2007, and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory 
University, Atlanta, GA, beginning on or about May 3, 2007, until on or 
about October 30, 2007, 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 Paul Manning, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
453-8052). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: February 21, 2006.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
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