[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 117 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 29262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14490]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6677]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Constructing Abstraction With 
Wood''

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 ``Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Constructing 
Abstraction With Wood,'' 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 Menil Collection, Houston, TX, from on or about 
September 25, 2009, until on or about January 3, 2010; at the San Diego 
Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, from on or about February 21 until on or 
about May 30, 2010; 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: 202/453-8040). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: June 12, 2009.
C. Miller Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-14490 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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