Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “India Modern: The Paintings of M.F. Husain” Exhibition

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Notice of Determinations

Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “India
Modern: The Paintings of M.F. Husain” Exhibition

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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), E.O. 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. 257-1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby determine that
certain objects to be included in the exhibition “India Modern: The Paintings of M.F.
Husain,” imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of
cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the
foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, from on or about July 14,
2017, until on or about March 4, 2018, 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.

This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 06/21/2017 and available online at
https://federalregister.gov/d/2017-12860, and on FDsys.gov

For further information, including a list of the imported objects, contact the Office of
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department
of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; e-mail: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address
is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, Washington, D.C. 20522-0505.

Alyson Grunder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-12860 Filed: 6/20/2017 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/21/2017]