[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 35297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12436]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5850]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia''

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 (64 FR 56014), Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 (64 FR 57920), 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, 
``Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia,'' 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 lenders. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Houston Museum of 
Natural Science, Houston, Texas, from on or about August 31, 2007, to 
on or about April 20, 2008, and at possible additional exhibitions or 
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, such as a 
list of exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, 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, Room 700, 
301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: June 20, 2007.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-12436 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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