Culturally significant objects imported for exhibition: Masterpieces from an English County House: The Fitzwilliam Collection,

[Federal Register: November 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 224)]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5234]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ``Masterpieces From an English Country House: The Fitzwilliam Collection''

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 [64 FR 56014], Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 [64 FR 57920], 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, ``Masterpieces from an English Country House: The Fitzwilliam Collection,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign lender. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, from on or about April 28, 2006, to on or about August 13, 2006, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee, from on or about September 15, 2006, to on or about December 3, 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, such as a list of exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, 202/453-8052, and the address is United States Department of State, SA-44, Room 700, 301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547-0001.

Dated: November 15, 2005. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 05-23110 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]

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