Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848-1900”, 77178 [2012-31440]
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AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8136]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘PreRaphaelites: Victorian Art and Design,
1848–1900’’
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 objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘PreRaphaelites: Victorian Art and Design,
1848–1900,’’ 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 National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC, from on or about
February 17, 2013, until on or about
May 19, 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 objects, 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.
SUMMARY:
Dated: December 21, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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Section 182 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2242)
requires the United States Trade
Representative (Trade Representative) to
identify countries that deny adequate
and effective protection of intellectual
property rights (IPR) or deny fair and
equitable market access to U.S. persons
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of the Trade Act.
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USTR is hereby requesting written
submissions from the public concerning
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8136]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848-
1900''
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 objects to be
included in the exhibition ``Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design,
1848-1900,'' 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 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, from on or about February
17, 2013, until on or about May 19, 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 objects, 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: December 21, 2012.
J. Adam Ereli,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
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