[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 47116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16588]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5900]


Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Khatchkar of Gtic''

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 object 
``Khatchkar of Gtic,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition 
within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is 
imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or 
custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the 
exhibit object at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, 
from on or about August 20, 2007, until on or about August 1, 2008, and 
at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is 
in the national interest. The action of the United States in this 
matter, and the immunity based on the application of the provisions of 
law involved, do not represent or imply any change in the position of 
the United States regarding the status of modern-day Nagorno-Karabakh. 
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 the 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: August 15, 2007.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E7-16588 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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