Notice2026-12049

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being Imported for Scientific Research and Exhibition

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June 16, 2026

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Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary scientific research and display at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, and in the exhibition "Faces of Fame: Inventing Celebrity in Europe, 1750-1800" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia; the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its temporary scientific research and 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 91, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 36227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12049]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 13042]


Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Object Being 
Imported for Scientific Research and Exhibition

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I 
hereby determine that a certain object being imported from abroad 
pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for 
temporary scientific research and display at the J. Paul Getty Museum 
at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, and in the exhibition 
``Faces of Fame: Inventing Celebrity in Europe, 1750-1800'' at the 
National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia; the J. Paul 
Getty Museum at the Getty Center; and at possible additional 
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural 
significance, and, further, that its temporary scientific research and 
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#384b5d5b4c5157560a0c0d01784b4c594c5d165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7948284938e8889d5d3d2dea79493869382c9808891">[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. 523 of December 22, 
2021.

Sherry C. Keneson-Hall,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2026-12049 Filed 6-15-26; 8:45 am]
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