[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 82 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9970]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6596]


Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass''

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 ``Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass,'' 
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 Adler 
Planetarium, Chicago, IL, from on or about May 22, 2009, until on or 
about December 31, 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 
description of the exhibit object, 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: April 21, 2009.
C. Miller Crouch.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-9970 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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