[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28319]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6441]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Carvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure of Ancient 
Gems''

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 to be 
included in the exhibition ``Carvers and Collectors: The Lasting Allure 
of Ancient Gems,'' 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 Getty Villa, Malibu, CA, from on or about March 19, 2009, until on 
or about September 7, 2009, 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 object, 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: November 20, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-28319 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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