Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition: International Arts and Crafts,

[Federal Register: August 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 151)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5150]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``International Arts and Crafts''

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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 to be included in the exhibition ``International Arts and Crafts,'' 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 lenders. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, from on or about September 25, 2005, to on or about January 22, 2006; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, from on or about March 18, 2006, to on or about June 18, 2006, and at possible additional 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 Julianne Simpson, Attorney- Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, (telephone: 202/453-8049). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA- 44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

Dated: July 29, 2005. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 05-15630 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]

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