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DOCUMENT ID: [Public Notice 6391]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations:

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations: ``From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings in the Prado''

DOCUMENT 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 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ``From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings in the Prado,'' 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 Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, from on or about October 25, 2008, until on or about January 4, 2009; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL, from on or about January 24, 2009, until on or about April 5, 2009; and Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, from on or about April 25, 2009, until on or about July 5, 2009, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

SUMMARY: From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings in the Prado,

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Julie Simpson, AttorneyAdviser, Office of
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the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: (202) 453 8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 205470001.

Dated: October 5, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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