Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Architecture as Icon: Perception and Representation of Architecture in Byzantine Art”, 5637 [2010-2274]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2010 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6891]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Architecture as Icon: Perception and
Representation of Architecture in
Byzantine Art’’
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 ‘‘Architecture
as Icon: Perception and Representation
of Architecture in Byzantine Art,’’
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
Princeton University Art Museum,
Princeton, NJ, from on or about March
6, 2010, until on or about June 6, 2010,
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: 202/632–6473). The address
is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD,
Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20522–
0505.
Dated: January 27, 2010.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Affairs; Secondary School Student
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SUMMARY: The Department has
designated United States organizations
to conduct Secondary School Student
exchange programs since 1949,
following passage of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948 and adoption of 22 CFR part
62—Exchange Visitor Program
regulations (14 FR 4592, July 22, 1949).
Over the last 60 years, more than
850,000 foreign exchange students have
lived in and learned about America
through these Secondary School
Student programs. Educational and
cultural exchanges are the cornerstone
of U.S. public diplomacy and an integral
component of American foreign policy.
Secondary School Student exchange
programs promote mutual
understanding by providing foreign
students the opportunity to study in
American high schools while living
with American host families. Not only
are the students themselves positively
transformed and enriched by these
experiences, but so too are their
families, friends, and teachers in their
home countries.
Globalization and the changing
demographics of potential American
host families, however, are having an
impact on the traditional Secondary
School Student exchange model. As a
result, the Department has taken steps
over the past several years to clarify and
amend existing regulations; identify
program issues that require further
attention; cap program growth; more
closely monitor sponsor performance;
evaluate sponsor compliance; and,
when necessary, impose administrative
sanctions up to an including the
revocation of the sponsor’s program
designation. In addition to these efforts,
the Department has determined that a
comprehensive review of each
individual designated sponsor
organization and its business practices
is necessary to assist the Department in
meeting both its policy objectives and
oversight obligations for this category of
exchange. The review of individual
designated sponsors is conducted under
the Department’s regulatory authorities
set forth at 22 CFR part 62.
Initially, the Department will conduct
on-site reviews of all fee charging
program sponsors. Excluded from this
first round of review are all Rotary
programs, schools, school districts, and
government programs. Following the
first round of on-site reviews, the
Department will determine whether to
conduct on-site reviews of some or all
of the remaining non-fee-charging
sponsors, or if a comparable review of
these programs can be conducted
through some alternative method.
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The Department intends to examine a
broad range of sponsor operations. The
process will encompass in-depth
financial review; examination of
program pricing structures; appraisal of
organizational operating models; review
of hiring criteria and training policies
for program employees and agents;
evaluation of third party contractor
relationships; and standard operating
procedures, especially those related to
the screening and selection of host
families and the repatriation of program
participants. Other areas of review will
include, but are not limited to, decisionmaking processes (including the
numbers of students accepted); selfimposed compliance mechanisms;
procedures for handling student
problems; standards for the selection of
housing with host families; and policies
for refunding deposits or payments
when applicants cannot participate due
to visa denial or sponsor inability to
secure a placement. The Department
will also examine the relationships
between sponsors and third parties,
including foreign partners. In the case of
foreign partners, the Department will
review their role in the overall
placement process and the fees they
charge for their services. The
Department will scrutinize all
contractual relationships under which
designated sponsors outsource ‘‘core’’
services, i.e., the screening, selection,
placement, orientation, and monitoring
functions that constitute the core
elements of international exchange
programming.
It is the Department’s intention that
the burden of these reviews on sponsors
will be minimal. Most document
production will precede the on-site
reviews and will involve standard and
already existing business documents.
The on-site portion of the review will
entail interviews with key employees
and review of files, but may also involve
other follow-on areas of inquiry.
Sponsors will be given at least ten
business days’ notice of the on-site
review at which time they will be asked
to submit required documentation
within five business days. The
Department will try to be flexible with
scheduling of reviews to ensure the
availability of the sponsor’s responsible
officer, alternate responsible officer(s),
and other key employees who will need
to be interviewed. Many of the reviews
will be completed in two business days
by two-person teams of Department
employees from the Office of
Designation and the Office of Exchange
Coordination and Compliance.
Individual circumstances, however, may
result in the Department bringing
additional staff or extending the length
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6891]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Architecture as Icon: Perception and Representation
of Architecture in Byzantine Art''
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 ``Architecture as Icon: Perception and
Representation of Architecture in Byzantine Art,'' 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 Princeton University Art
Museum, Princeton, NJ, from on or about March 6, 2010, until on or
about June 6, 2010, 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: 202/632-6473). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-
5, L/PD, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20522-0505.
Dated: January 27, 2010.
Maura M. Pally,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-2274 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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