[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 57645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20298]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9681]


Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``In the Tower: Barbara Kruger'' Exhibition

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 the object to be included in the 
exhibition ``In the Tower: Barbara Kruger,'' 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 National Gallery of Art, 
Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about September 30, 2016, 
until on or about January 22, 2017, 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 an 
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: August 17, 2016.
Mark Taplin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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