Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Tsar and the President: Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln”

概要

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 "The Tsar and the President: Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln", 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 Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from on or about July 12, 2008, until on or about October 19, 2008, and at the Union Station Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, from on or about November 1, 2008, until on or about April 9, 2009, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues