[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13775]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6263]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui 
(1632-1717)''

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 ``Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of 
Wang Hui (1632-1717),'' 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art from on or about 
September 8, 2008, until on or about January 4, 2009, 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 Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-
Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 
(telephone: 202/453-8048). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: June 10, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-13775 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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