[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 173 (Friday, September 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 51876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20655]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6342]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for 
ExhibitionDeterminations: ``S'abadeb--The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish 
Art and Artists''

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 ``S'abadeb--The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish 
Art and Artists,'' 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 Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, from on or 
about October 23, 2008, until on or about January 11, 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 Julie Simpson, 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, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: August 28, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-20655 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]
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