[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13540-13541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04901]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 9916]
Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ``Terracotta Warriors of the First
Emperor'' 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), 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. 257-1 of
December 11, 2015), I hereby
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determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition
``Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor,'' 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 owner or custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Pacific Science
Center, Seattle, Washington, from on or about April 8, 2017, until on
or about September 4, 2017, at The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, from on or about September 30, 2017, until on or about
March 4, 2018, 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.
Alyson Grunder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-04901 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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