[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08310]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9082]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Van Gogh: Irises and Roses'' and ``Masterpiece in 
Focus: Van Gogh''

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 object to be 
included in the exhibition ``Van Gogh: Irises and Roses,'' at The 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in the exhibition ``Masterpiece in 
Focus: Van Gogh'' at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 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 Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about May 12, 2015, until 
on or about August 16, 2015, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 
Minneapolis, MN, from on or about August 21, 2015, until on or about 
October 4, 2015, 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 the 
object list, contact the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 
(telephone: 202-632-6471; email: [email protected]). The mailing 
address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, 
Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: March 30, 2015.
Evan Ryan,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-08310 Filed 4-9-15; 8:45 am]
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