[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 10850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03050]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9890]


Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Imported 
for Exhibition Determinations: ``An American Icon Returns: ``Whistler's 
Mother'' in Chicago'' 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. 257-1 of 
December 11, 2015), I hereby determine that the object to be included 
in the exhibition ``An American Icon Returns: ``Whistler's Mother'' in 
Chicago,'' 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 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, from on or about March 
4, 2017, until on or about May 21, 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.

Alyson Grunder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-03050 Filed 2-14-17; 8:45 am]
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