[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11510]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9561]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World'' 
Exhibitions

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), E.O. 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 objects to be included in multiple 
exhibitions of the Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World, 
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 Dallas 
Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, and at possible additional exhibitions or 
venues yet to be determined, from on about December 17, 2016, until on 
or about May 16, 2021, 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 objects covered under this notice, 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: May 10, 2016.
Mark Taplin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-11510 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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