[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 38255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18370]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6719]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open 
Sea''

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 ``Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain 
to Open Sea,'' 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 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, from on or about September 13, 
2009, until on or about January 3, 2010; Asia Society, New York, NY, 
from on or about February 2, 2010, until on or about May 2, 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 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: July 24, 2009.
C. Miller Crouch,
Acting Assistant Secretary, for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-18370 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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