Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.”, 52720 [E8-21014]

Download as PDF 52720 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 10, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6355] [Public Notice 6354] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.’’ 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 ‘‘Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.’’, 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, from on or about November 18, 2008, until on or about March 15, 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. For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–453–8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA– 44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: September 2, 2008. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–21014 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4710–05–P Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Raqib Shaw at the Met’’ 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 ‘‘Raqib Shaw at the Met,’’ 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about November 4, 2008, until on or about March 1, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/453–8048). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547–0001. Dated: September 2, 2008. C. Miller Crouch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–21015 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6357] Determination and Certification Under Section 649(e)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Approprations Act, 2008 Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Secretary of State, including under section 649(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:52 Sep 09, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Div. J, Pub. L. 110–161), I hereby determine and certify that the Government of Colombia is meeting the conditions described in Section 649(e)(2) of the FY 2008 SFOAA, and that I have consulted with Congress as consistent with the latter. This Determination shall be published in the Federal Register and copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress. Dated: August 28, 2008. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–21017 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–29–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6356] Meetings; Advisory Committee on Private International Law Study U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law Study will be holding a public meeting on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Draft Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions and its treatment of security rights in intellectual property (IP). The Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) will be holding a public meeting to discuss the treatment of IPsecured financing practices in the UNCITRAL Draft Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions (Guide). At the 40th Session of the UNCITRAL, the Commission adopted a legislative guide on secured transactions, including recommendations dealing with the scope of the Guide as it relates to IP law and secured financing, as well as the inclusion in the commentary to the Guide of explanatory statements on the treatment of IP as secured financing. The Commission also approved a new work project on IP law matters as they relate to secured financing law. A first session for that work project was held in New York in May. A second session of that work project is scheduled for October 20–24 in Vienna. The ACPIL will use this public meeting to continue to exchange thoughts on the relationship between secured finance and IP and how this matter should be addressed in the new draft IP annex to the Guide. The report of the first session of the working group and the papers prepared by the Secretariat on this matter can be obtained at https:// www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/ E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6354]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the 
Second Millennium B.C.''

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 ``Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy 
in the Second Millennium B.C.'', 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New 
York, from on or about November 18, 2008, until on or about March 15, 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the exhibit objects, contact Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, Attorney-
Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 
(telephone: 202-453-8050). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: September 2, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-21014 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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