2019-04631. Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art” and “Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art” Exhibitions

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects to be included in the exhibitions “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art,” and “Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art,” imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to an agreement with the foreign owner or custodian. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia, from on or about May 5, 2019, until on or about July 28, 2019, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, from on or about September 8, 2019, until on or about December 8, 2019, 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:

Elliot Chiu, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: [phone]; email: [e-mail]). 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.