[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 59 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7038]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6561]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Wine, Worship and Sacrifice: The Golden Graves of 
Ancient Vani''

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 ``Wine, Worship and Sacrifice: The Golden 
Graves of Ancient Vani,'' 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 owner or 
custodian. The objects were originally exhibited in the United States 
in 2007 and 2008, went on to an international tour, and are now 
returning. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the 
exhibit objects at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, CA, from on or about 
July 16, 2009, until on or about October 5, 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: March 20, 2009.
C. Miller Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E9-7038 Filed 3-27-09; 8:45 am]
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