Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III”, 9847 [E8-3344]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices • OMB Control Number: 1405–0158. • Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. • Originating Office: Public Diplomacy Evaluation Office (PDEO). • Form Number: None. • Respondents: Respondents of program assessments and/or program monitoring of public diplomacy activities under the collection may include program applicants, participants, alumni, administrators, and hosts or grantee organizations involved in the programs that PDEO is assessing or evaluating. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 25,131. • Estimated Number of Responses: 25,131. • Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes. • Total Estimated Burden: 12,565 hours. • Frequency: On Occasion. • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from February 22, 2008. 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E8–3369 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–11–P [Public Notice 6105] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III’’ 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 ‘‘El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III’’, imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, from on or about April 20, 2008, until on or about July 27, 2008; at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, from on or about August 21, 2008, until on or about November 9, 2008; 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Richard Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/453–8058). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. Dated: February 14, 2008. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–3344 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review for Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO DEPARTMENT OF STATE SUMMARY: 9847 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise-exposure maps (NEM’s) submitted for Centennial Airport, Englewood, CO, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR Part 150, are in compliance with applicable requirements. In conjunction with the NEM’s, the FAA also announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program (NCP) submitted for Centennial Airport, per 14 CFR Part 150. This program will be approved or disapproved on or before August 12, 2008. Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA’s determination on the NEM’s and the start of the FAA’s review DATES: E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3344]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6105]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip 
III''

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 ``El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the 
Reign of Philip III'', 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 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, from on or 
about April 20, 2008, until on or about July 27, 2008; at the Nasher 
Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC, from on or about August 
21, 2008, until on or about November 9, 2008; 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the exhibit objects, contact Richard Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
453-8058). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: February 14, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-3344 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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