Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Gold and Steel: The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor” Exhibition

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)

Notices

Page 95264

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-31119

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Public Notice: 9826

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``Gold and Steel: The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor'' Exhibition

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 objects to be included in the exhibition ``Gold and Steel: The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor,'' 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, Illinois, from on or about March 20, 2017, until on or about August 30, 2021, 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 a list of the imported objects, 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: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.

Mark Taplin,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

FR Doc. 2016-31119 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am

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