Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of the First Emperor,

[Federal Register: February 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 25)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6091]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of the First Emperor''

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 ``Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of the First Emperor'', 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 Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California, from on or about May 18, 2008, until on or about October 12, 2008; at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, from on or about November 15, 2008, until on or about April 26, 2009; at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences, Houston, Texas, from on or about May 18, 2009, until on or about September 27, 2009; and at the National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, from on or about November 19, 2009, until on or about March 31, 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 Richard Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/ 453-8058). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

Dated: January 30, 2008. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8-2159 Filed 2-5-08; 8:45 am]

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