[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3344]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6105]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip 
III''

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 ``El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the 
Reign of Philip III'', 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 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, from on or 
about April 20, 2008, until on or about July 27, 2008; at the Nasher 
Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, from on or about August 
21, 2008, until on or about November 9, 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, including a 
list of the exhibit objects, contact Richard Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
453-8058). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: February 14, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-3344 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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