[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53816-53817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21240]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8446]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Van Gogh Repetitions''

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

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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 ``Van Gogh 
Repetitions,'' 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 Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, from on or about October 12, 
2013, until on or about January 26, 2014, the Cleveland Museum of Art, 
Cleveland, Ohio, from on or about March 2, 2014, until on or about May 
26, 2014, 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 exhibit objects, contact Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6469). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD, 
Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: August 26, 2013.
Lee Satterfield,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, 
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-21240 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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