[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 39696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11048]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5463]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics''

    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 ``Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of 
Genetics'', 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 Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, beginning on or about September 
15, 2006, until on or about April 1, 2007, at a second venue yet to be 
determined, beginning on or about April 2007, until on or about 
September 2007, at the Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio, 
beginning on or about October 13, 2007, until on or about January 6, 
2008, at Pink Palace Family of Museums, Memphis, Tennessee, beginning 
on or about February 2, 2008, until on or about April 27, 2008, and at 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, beginning on 
or about May 24. 2008, until on or about September 28, 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 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: July 6, 2006.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-11048 Filed 7-12-06; 8:45 am]
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