[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44894-44895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20936]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6745]


Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-
1915''

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 
of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of 
April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the object in the 
exhibition: ``American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-
1915,'' 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, NY, from on or about October 5, 
2009, until on or about January 24, 2010, and at possible additional 
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national 
interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be 
published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the exhibit object, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6467). The

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address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, 2200 C Street, NW., 
Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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