80 FR 25000 - Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Highlights of the Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World” and Related Keir Collection Exhibitions

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)

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 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that objects to be included in the ``Highlights of the Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World'' and related Keir Collection exhibitions, 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 custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, from on about September 18, 2015, until on or about May 4, 2020, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10231]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9123]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Highlights of the Keir Collection of Art of the 
Islamic World'' and Related Keir Collection Exhibitions

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: 
Pursuant to

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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 of April 15, 
2003), I hereby determine that objects to be included in the 
``Highlights of the Keir Collection of Art of the Islamic World'' and 
related Keir Collection exhibitions, 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 custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of 
the exhibit objects at the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, and at 
possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, from on 
about September 18, 2015, until on or about May 4, 2020, 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 objects covered under this notice, 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, SA-5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: April 24, 2015.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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