Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations: “Seductive Luxury and Innovation: The Furniture of Abraham and David Roentgen”, 53705 [2011-21993]

Download as PDF Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 167 / Monday, August 29, 2011 / Notices • Respondents: A national representative sample of all U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals, who are 16 years of age or older, that are eligible and entitled to a United States Passport product. • Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000 survey respondents per month. • Estimated Number of Responses: 48,000 survey responses annually. • Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes per survey. • Total Estimated Burden: 8,000 hours annually. • Frequency: Monthly. • Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for up to 30 days from August 29, 2011. ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following methods: • E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in the subject line of your message. • Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department of State. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed information collection and supporting documents from Edward M. Worthan, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., SA–29, Room 3004, Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached on 202–663–1073 or at WorthanEM@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to: • Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary to properly perform our functions. • Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. • Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond. Abstract of proposed collection: The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in discussion with the Secretary of State, to develop and implement a plan to require U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals to present a passport and/or other sufficient documentation of identity and citizenship when entering the United States. The plan to require U.S. Citizens and U.S. Nationals to present a passport has VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:45 Aug 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 required the Office of Passport Services to obtain regular statistical data on issues that focus on, and are related to, travel and passport applications. This data will be used to monitor, assess, and forecast U.S. passport demand on a continuous basis. In support of these efforts, the Office of Passport Services will conduct monthly and incremental forecasts of national passport demand. This data will provide the ability for the Office of Passport Services to refine volume and timing estimates about passport demand, and will also provide the ability to gauge public reaction to economic and socio-demographic changes. Methodology: The Office of Passport Services will conduct monthly Passport Demand Forecasting Studies using multiple methodologies. Methodologies can include mail, Web/Internet, telephone, and mixed mode surveys to ensure that the Office of Passport Services reaches the appropriate audience and leverages the best research method to obtain valid responses. The survey data will cover an estimated 48,000 respondents annually and will include variables covering passport, travel, and socio-demographic variables of interest to the Office of Passport Services. Dated: August 22, 2011. Florence G. Fultz, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting) Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2011–21994 Filed 8–26–11; 8:45 am] 53705 abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the presentation for the purposes of scientific research of the object at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about September 12, 2011, until on or about March 10, 2013, and the exhibition or display of the exhibit object at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, from on or about October 29, 2012, until on or about January 27, 2013, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, 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 exhibit object, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. Dated: August 24, 2011. J. Adam Ereli, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2011–21993 Filed 8–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILLING CODE 4710–06–P Federal Highway Administration DEPARTMENT OF STATE Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Ada County, ID [Public Notice 7571] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations: ‘‘Seductive Luxury and Innovation: The Furniture of Abraham and David Roentgen’’ 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 the object to be included in the exhibition ‘‘Seductive Luxury and Innovation: The Furniture of Abraham and David Roentgen,’’ imported from SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Highway Administration, DOT. ACTION: Rescind notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS). AGENCY: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Notice of Intent (NOI) published on January 13, 2004, at 69 FR 2040, to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed highway project in Ada County, Idaho is being rescinded. SUMMARY: Mr. Peter Hartman, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3050 Lakeharbor Lane, Suite 126, Boise, ID 83703, Telephone: (208) 334–9180, ext. 116, or Mr. Wade Christiansen, District 3 Project Manager, Idaho Transportation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53705]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7571]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Seductive Luxury and Innovation: The Furniture of 
Abraham and David Roentgen''

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. 236-3 
of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 
257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the object to be 
included in the exhibition ``Seductive Luxury and Innovation: The 
Furniture of Abraham and David Roentgen,'' imported from abroad for 
temporary exhibition within the United States, is of cultural 
significance. The object is imported pursuant to a loan agreement with 
the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the presentation 
for the purposes of scientific research of the object at the 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, from on or about September 
12, 2011, until on or about March 10, 2013, and the exhibition or 
display of the exhibit object at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, from 
on or about October 29, 2012, until on or about January 27, 2013, and 
at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, 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 exhibit object, contact Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6467). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, SA-5, L/PD, 
Fifth Floor (Suite 5H03), Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: August 24, 2011.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and 
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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