[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 9242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03879]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9452]
Culturally Significant Object Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Fables Across Time: Kalila and Dimna'' Exhibition
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. 236-3
of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No.
257-1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby determine that the object to be
included in the exhibition ``Fables Across Time: Kalila and Dimna,''
imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States,
is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan
agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that
the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at The Children's
Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, from on about March 18,
2016, until on or about June 12, 2016, 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 an
object list, 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: [email protected]). The mailing
address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03,
Washington, DC 20522-0505.
Dated: February 17, 2016.
Mark Taplin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-03879 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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