[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 49006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16603]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5161]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Hesse: A Princely German Collection''

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 ``Hesse: A Princely German Collection'', 
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. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Portland Art 
Museum, from on or about October 29, 2005, until on or about March 19, 
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 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: August 11, 2005.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-16603 Filed 8-19-05; 8:45 am]
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