Notice2025-06795

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century” Exhibition

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Published
April 21, 2025

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century" at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California; the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 75 (Monday, April 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16758-16759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06795]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12700]


Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being 
Imported for Exhibition--Determinations: ``World of the Terracotta 
Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st 
Century'' Exhibition

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I 
hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad 
pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owners or

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custodians for temporary display in the exhibition ``World of the 
Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 
21st Century'' at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California; the Houston 
Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas; and at possible additional 
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural 
significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display 
within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. 
I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published 
in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202-
632-6471; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aeddcbcddac7c1c09c9a9b97eedddacfdacb80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c0f191f081513124e4849453c0f081d0819521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>). The mailing address is U.S. 
Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street NW (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, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 
of August 28, 2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 574 of March 4, 
2025.

Mary C. Miner,
Managing Director for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-06795 Filed 4-18-25; 8:45 am]
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