[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31548]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8139]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition--
Determinations: ``Girl With a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings From the 
Mauritshuis

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. 236-3 
of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 
257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be 
included in the exhibition ``Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings 
from the Mauritshuis,'' 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. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the 
exhibit objects at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San 
Francisco, CA, from on or about January 26, 2013, until on or about 
June 2, 2013; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, from on or 
about June 23, 2013, until on or about September 29, 2013; The Frick 
Collection, New York, NY, from on or about October 22, 2013, until on 
or about January 21, 2014, 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 26, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012-31548 Filed 12-31-12; 8:45 am]
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