Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” Exhibition

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Federal RegisterMar 12, 2019
84 Fed. Reg. 8941 (Mar. 12, 2019)

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that the objects to be exhibited in the exhibition “AUSCHWITZ. NOT LONG AGO. NOT FAR AWAY.,” 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 Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York, New York, from on or about May 2, 2019, until on or about May 15, 2021, at the Union Station Kansas City, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, from on or about May 15, 2021, until on or about June 30, 2022, 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:

Julie Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; email: section2459@state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522-0505.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The foregoing determinations were made 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, and Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 2000.

Marie Therese Porter Royce,

Assistant Secretary, Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2019-04507 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]

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