[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31119]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9826]
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ``Gold and Steel: The Deering Family
Galleries of Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor'' Exhibition
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), E.O. 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 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition
``Gold and Steel: The Deering Family Galleries of Medieval and
Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor,'' 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 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, from on or about March 20, 2017, until on or about August 30,
2021, 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 imported objects, 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.
Mark Taplin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-31119 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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