[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 24310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10147]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9119]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``American Encounters: The Simple Pleasures of Still 
Life''

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, and 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 ``American Encounters: The Simple Pleasures 
of Still Life,'' 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 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 
Bentonville, Arkansas, from on or about May 16, 2015, until on or about 
September 14, 2015, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, from on 
or about September 26, 2015, until on or about January 31, 2016, 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 imported objects, contact the Office of the Legal Adviser, 
U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), 
Washington, DC 20522-0505, telephone (202-632-6471), or email at 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 20, 2015.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-10147 Filed 4-29-15; 8:45 am]
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