[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45668-45669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21316]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6754]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Playing With Pictures: The Art of Victorian 
Photocollage''

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 objects in 
the exhibition: ``Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian 
Photocollage,'' 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 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, from on 
or about October 10, 2009, until on or about January 3, 2010, The 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about February 2, 
2010, until on or about May 9, 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 objects, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6467). The address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, 2200 C 
Street, NW., Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.


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    Dated: August 28, 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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