[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 237 (Friday, December 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 65829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29574]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6847]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Rachel Whiteread: Drawings''

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 ``Rachel Whiteread: Drawings,'' imported 
from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan 
agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that 
the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Armand Hammer 
Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, from on or about 
January 31, 2010, until on or about May 2, 2010; the Nasher Sculpture 
Center, Dallas, TX, from on or about May 28, 2010, until on or about 
August 15, 2010, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet 
to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that 
Public Notice of these Determinations 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-
632-6467). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD, 
Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: December 3, 2009.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-29574 Filed 12-10-09; 8:45 am]
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