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15For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has considered the 

proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, 

and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

pilot period to be extended without 

interruption delay through May 18, 

2011. For this reason, the Commission 

designates the proposed rule change to 

be operative upon filing with the 

Commission.15

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of such proposed rule change the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–BX–2010–078 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BX–2010–078. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room on official business 

days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 

3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the Exchange. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BX–2010–078 and should 

be submitted on or before December 21, 

2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.16

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2010–0054] 

Office of the Commissioner; Cost-ofLiving Increase and Other 

Determinations for 2011; Correction 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

We published a document in the 

Federal Register of October 26, 2010, 

Cost-of-Living Increase and Other 

Determinations for 2011. (75 FR 65696; 

FR Doc. 2010–26983) Subsequently we 

identified two wage-reporting 

irregularities. We have now excluded 

the irregularities and posted the 

updated AWI and corresponding 

automatic adjustments on our Web site 

at http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/COLA/ 

index.html. 

The updated notice is republished 

here in its entirety. 

SUMMARY: Under title II of the Social 

Security Act (Act), there will be no costof-living increase in Social Security 

benefits effective for December 2010. As 

a result, the following items will remain 

at their 2010 levels: 

(1) The maximum Federal 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

monthly benefit amounts for 2011, 

under title XVI of the Act, will remain 

$674 for an eligible individual, $1,011 

for an eligible individual with an 

eligible spouse, and $338 for an 

essential person; 

(2) The special benefit amount under 

title VIII of the Act for certain World 

War II veterans will remain $505.50 in 

2011; 

(3) The student earned income 

exclusion under title XVI of the Act will 

remain $1,640 per month in 2011, but 

not more than $6,600 in all of 2011; 

(4) The dollar fee limit for services 

performed as a representative payee will 

remain $37 per month ($72 per month 

in the case of a beneficiary who is 

disabled and has an alcoholism or drug 

addiction condition that leaves him or 

her incapable of managing benefits) in 

2011; 

(5) The dollar limit on the 

administrative-cost assessment charged 

to attorneys representing claimants will 

remain $83 in 2011; 

(6) The Old-Age, Survivors, and 

Disability Insurance (OASDI) 

contribution and benefit base will 

remain $106,800 for remuneration paid 

in 2011 and self-employment income 

earned in taxable years beginning in 

2011; 

(7) The monthly exempt amounts 

under the Social Security retirement 

earnings test for taxable years ending in 

calendar year 2011 will remain $1,180 

and $3,140; 

(8) The ‘‘old-law’’ contribution and 

benefit base under title II of the Act will 

remain $79,200 for 2011; and 

(9) The monthly amount deemed to 

constitute substantial gainful activity for 

statutorily blind individuals in 2011 

will remain $1,640. 

The national average wage index for 

2009 is $40,711.61. This index affects 

the following items: 

(1) The dollar amounts (‘‘bend 

points’’) used in the primary insurance 

amount benefit formula for workers who 

become eligible for benefits, or who die 

before becoming eligible, in 2011 will be 

$749 and $4,517; 

(2) The bend points used in the 

formula for computing maximum family 

benefits for workers who become 

eligible for benefits, or who die before 

becoming eligible, in 2011 will be $957, 

$1,382, and $1,803; 

(3) The amount of taxable earnings a 

person must have to be credited with a 

quarter of coverage in 2011 will be 

$1,120; 

(4) The monthly amount deemed to 

constitute substantial gainful activity for 

non-blind disabled persons will be 

$1,000 in 2011; 

(5) The earnings threshold 

establishing a month as a part of a trial 

work period will be $720 for 2011; and 

(6) Coverage thresholds for 2011 will 

be $1,700 for domestic workers and 

$1,500 for election officials and election 

workers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan C. Kunkel, Office of the Chief 

Actuary, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

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965–3016. Information relating to this 

notice is available on our Internet site at 

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oact/ 

cola/index.html. For information on 

eligibility or claiming benefits, call 1– 

800–772–1213, or visit our Internet site, 

Social Security Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Act, we must 

publish on or before November 1 the 

national average wage index for 2009 

(section 215(a)(1)(D)), the amount of 

earnings required to be credited with a 

quarter of coverage in 2011 (section 

213(d)(2)), the formula for computing a 

primary insurance amount for workers 

who first become eligible for benefits or 

die in 2011 (section 215(a)(1)(D)), and 

the formula for computing the 

maximum amount of benefits payable to 

the family of a worker who first 

becomes eligible for old-age benefits or 

dies in 2011 (section 203(a)(2)(C)). 

Cost-of-Living Increases 

General 

There will be no cost-of-living 

increase for benefits under titles II and 

XVI of the Act. 

Computation 

By law, a cost-of-living increase for 

benefits is determined based on the 

percentage increase, if any, in the 

Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Urban 

Wage Earners and Clerical Workers from 

the last computation quarter that 

resulted in a cost-of-living increase to 

the third quarter of the current year. 

Computation quarters are third calendar 

quarters. Because the last cost-of-living 

increase became effective for those 

eligible to receive Title II benefits for 

December 2008, the last computation 

quarter is the third quarter of 2008. 

Section 215(i)(1) of the Act provides 

that the CPI for a cost-of-living 

computation quarter shall be the 

arithmetic mean of this index for the 3 

months in that quarter. In accordance 

with 20 CFR 404.275, we round the 

arithmetic mean, if necessary, to the 

nearest 0.001. The CPI for Urban Wage 

Earners and Clerical Workers for each 

month in the quarter ending September 

30, 2008, is: for July 2008, 216.304; for 

August 2008, 215.247; and for 

September 2008, 214.935. The 

arithmetic mean for that calendar 

quarter is 215.495. The corresponding 

CPI for each month in the quarter 

ending September 30, 2010, is: for July 

2010, 213.898; for August 2010, 

214.205; and for September 2010, 

214.306. The arithmetic mean for this 

calendar quarter is 214.136. Thus, 

because the CPI for the calendar quarter 

ending September 30, 2010, is not 

greater than the CPI for the calendar 

quarter ending September 30, 2008, the 

calendar quarter ending September 30, 

2010, is not a cost-of-living computation 

quarter and there is no cost-of-living 

increase. 

Program Amounts that Change Based 

on the Cost-of-Living Increase 

Several program amounts adjust based 

on the cost-of-living increase. These 

include the maximum Federal SSI 

benefit amounts under title XVI, the title 

VIII benefit amount, the student earned 

income exclusion, the fee for services 

performed by a representative payee, 

and the attorney assessment fee. 

Because there will be no cost-of-living 

increase, these program amounts will 

not increase in 2011, but rather will 

remain at their 2010 levels. 

Program Amounts that May Increase 

Based on the Change in the National 

Average Wage Index, But Only If There 

Is a Cost-of-Living Increase 

Certain other program amounts are 

adjusted annually based on the change 

in the national average wage index, 

rather than the CPI increase, but only if 

there also is a cost-of-living increase for 

benefits (as determined under section 

215(i) of the Act). Moreover, these 

amounts cannot decrease even if there is 

a decrease in the national average wage 

index. These amounts include the 

OASDI contribution and benefit base, 

the retirement earnings test exempt 

amounts, the ‘‘old-law’’ contribution and 

benefit base, and the substantial gainful 

activity amount for individuals who are 

statutorily blind. Because there is no 

cost-of-living increase this year, these 

amounts will remain at their 2010 levels 

for 2011. 

Program Amounts that May Change 

Based on the Change in the National 

Average Wage Index, Without Regard 

to the Cost-of-Living Increase 

Some program amounts are adjusted 

annually based on the change (increase 

or decrease) in the national average 

wage index whether there is a cost-ofliving increase in that year or not. These 

include: 

• The dollar amounts (‘‘bend points’’) 

in the formulae used to compute the 

primary insurance amount and 

maximum family benefit for workers 

who become eligible for benefits, or die 

before becoming eligible, in 2011; 

• The amount of taxable earnings 

required to earn a quarter of coverage; 

• The substantial gainful activity 

amount for non-blind disabled 

individuals; 

• The earnings threshold to establish 

a trial work period; 

• The domestic employee coverage 

threshold; and 

• The coverage threshold for election 

officials and election workers. 

In the sections that follow, we explain 

the calculation of the national average 

wage and the corresponding changes in 

each of these program amounts. 

National Average Wage Index for 2009 

Computation 

We have determined the national 

average wage index for calendar year 

2009 based on the 2008 national average 

wage index of $41,334.97 announced in 

the Federal Register on October 28, 

2009 (74 FR 55614), along with the 

percentage change in the average wage 

from 2008 to 2009 measured by annual 

wage data. We tabulate the annual wage 

data, including contributions to deferred 

compensation plans, as required by 

section 209(k) of the Act. The average 

amounts of wages calculated directly 

from these data were $39,652.61 and 

$39,054.62 for 2008 and 2009, 

respectively. To determine the national 

average wage index for 2009 at a level 

that is consistent with the national 

average wage indexing series for 1951 

through 1977 (published December 29, 

1978, at 43 FR 61016), we multiply the 

2008 national average wage index of 

$41,334.97 by the percentage change in 

the average wage from 2008 to 2009 

(based on SSA-tabulated wage data) as 

follows, with the result rounded to the 

nearest cent. 

Amount 

Multiplying the national average wage 

index for 2008 ($41,334.97) by the ratio 

of the average wage for 2009 

($39,054.62) to that for 2008 

($39,652.61) produces the 2009 index, 

$40,711.61. The national average wage 

index for calendar year 2009 is about 

1.51 percent lower than the 2008 index. 

Computing Benefits After 1978 

General 

The Social Security Amendments of 

1977 provided a method for computing 

benefits that generally applies when a 

worker first becomes eligible for benefits 

after 1978. This method uses the 

worker’s ‘‘average indexed monthly 

earnings’’ (AIME) to compute the 

primary insurance amount. We adjust 

the computation formula each year to 

reflect changes in general wage levels, 

as measured by the national average 

wage index. 

We also adjust, or ‘‘index,’’ a worker’s 

earnings to reflect the change in the 

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the worker’s years of employment. Such 

indexing ensures that a worker’s future 

benefit level will reflect the general rise 

in the standard of living that will occur 

during his or her working lifetime. To 

compute the average indexed monthly 

earnings, we first determine the 

required number of years of earnings. 

Then we select that number of years 

with the highest indexed earnings, add 

the indexed earnings for those years, 

and divide the total amount by the total 

number of months in those years. We 

then round the resulting average amount 

down to the next lower dollar amount. 

The result is the AIME. 

Computing the Primary Insurance 

Amount 

The primary insurance amount is the 

sum of three separate percentages of 

portions of the AIME. In 1979 (the first 

year the formula was in effect), these 

portions were the first $180, the amount 

between $180 and $1,085, and the 

amount over $1,085. We call the dollar 

amounts in the formula governing the 

portions of the average indexed monthly 

earnings the ‘‘bend points’’ of the 

formula. Thus, the bend points for 1979 

were $180 and $1,085. 

To obtain the bend points for 2011, 

we multiply each of the 1979 bendpoint amounts by the ratio of the 

national average wage index for 2009 to 

that average for 1977. We then round 

these results to the nearest dollar. 

Multiplying the 1979 amounts of $180 

and $1,085 by the ratio of the national 

average wage index for 2009 

($40,711.61) to that for 1977 ($9,779.44) 

produces the amounts of $749.34 and 

$4,516.83. We round these to $749 and 

$4,517. Accordingly, the portions of the 

AIME to be used in 2011 are the first 

$749, the amount between $749 and 

$4,517, and the amount over $4,517. 

Consequently, for individuals who 

first become eligible for old-age 

insurance benefits or disability 

insurance benefits in 2011, or who die 

in 2011 before becoming eligible for 

benefits, their primary insurance 

amount will be the sum of: 

(a) 90 percent of the first $749 of their 

AIME, plus 

(b) 32 percent of their AIME over $749 

and through $4,517, plus 

(c) 15 percent of their AIME over 

$4,517. 

We round this amount to the next 

lower multiple of $0.10 if it is not 

already a multiple of $0.10. This 

formula and the rounding adjustment 

described above are contained in section 

215(a) of the Act. 

Maximum Benefits Payable to a Family 

General 

The 1977 amendments continued the 

long established policy of limiting the 

total monthly benefits that a worker’s 

family may receive based on his or her 

primary insurance amount. Those 

amendments also continued the then 

existing relationship between maximum 

family benefits and primary insurance 

amounts but changed the method of 

computing the maximum amount of 

benefits that may be paid to a worker’s 

family. The Social Security Disability 

Amendments of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–265) 

established a formula for computing the 

maximum benefits payable to the family 

of a disabled worker. This formula 

applies to the family benefits of workers 

who first become entitled to disability 

insurance benefits after June 30, 1980, 

and who first become eligible for these 

benefits after 1978. For disabled workers 

initially entitled to disability benefits 

before July 1980, or whose disability 

began before 1979, we compute the 

family maximum payable the same as 

the old-age and survivor family 

maximum. 

Computing the Old-Age and Survivor 

Family Maximum 

The formula used to compute the 

family maximum is similar to that used 

to compute the primary insurance 

amount. It involves computing the sum 

of four separate percentages of portions 

of the worker’s primary insurance 

amount. In 1979, these portions were 

the first $230, the amount between $230 

and $332, the amount between $332 and 

$433, and the amount over $433. We 

refer to such dollar amounts in the 

formula as the ‘‘bend points’’ of the 

family-maximum formula. 

To obtain the bend points for 2011, 

we multiply each of the 1979 bendpoint amounts by the ratio of the 

national average wage index for 2009 to 

that average for 1977. Then we round 

this amount to the nearest dollar. 

Multiplying the amounts of $230, $332, 

and $433 by the ratio of the national 

average wage index for 2009 

($40,711.61) to that for 1977 ($9,779.44) 

produces the amounts of $957.49, 

$1,382.11, and $1,802.57. We round 

these amounts to $957, $1,382, and 

$1,803. Accordingly, the portions of the 

primary insurance amounts to be used 

in 2011 are the first $957, the amount 

between $957 and $1,382, the amount 

between $1,382 and $1,803, and the 

amount over $1,803. 

Consequently, for the family of a 

worker who becomes age 62 or dies in 

2011 before age 62, we will compute the 

total amount of benefits payable to them 

so that it does not exceed: 

(a) 150 percent of the first $957 of the 

worker’s primary insurance amount, 

plus 

(b) 272 percent of the worker’s 

primary insurance amount over $957 

through $1,382, plus 

(c) 134 percent of the worker’s 

primary insurance amount over $1,382 

through $1,803, plus 

(d) 175 percent of the worker’s 

primary insurance amount over $1,803. 

We then round this amount to the 

next lower multiple of $0.10 if it is not 

already a multiple of $0.10. This 

formula and the rounding adjustment 

described above are contained in section 

203(a) of the Act. 

Quarter of Coverage Amount 

General 

The amount of earnings required for 

a quarter of coverage in 2011 is $1,120. 

A quarter of coverage is the basic unit 

for determining whether a worker is 

insured under the Social Security 

program. For years before 1978, we 

generally credited an individual with a 

quarter of coverage for each quarter in 

which wages of $50 or more were paid, 

or with 4 quarters of coverage for every 

taxable year in which $400 or more of 

self-employment income was earned. 

Beginning in 1978, employers generally 

report wages on an annual basis instead 

of a quarterly basis. With the change to 

annual reporting, section 352(b) of the 

Social Security Amendments of 1977 

amended section 213(d) of the Act to 

provide that a quarter of coverage would 

be credited for each $250 of an 

individual’s total wages and selfemployment income for calendar year 

1978, up to a maximum of 4 quarters of 

coverage for the year. 

Computation 

Under the prescribed formula, the 

quarter of coverage amount for 2011 

shall be the larger of: (1) the 1978 

amount of $250 multiplied by the ratio 

of the national average wage index for 

2009 to that for 1976; or (2) the current 

amount of $1,120. Section 213(d) further 

provides that if the resulting amount is 

not a multiple of $10, it shall be 

rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. 

Quarter of Coverage Amount 

Multiplying the 1978 quarter of 

coverage amount ($250) by the ratio of 

the national average wage index for 

2009 ($40,711.61) to that for 1976 

($9,226.48) produces the amount of 

$1,103.12. We then round this amount 

to $1,100. Because $1,100 is less than 

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quarter of coverage amount is $1,120 for 

2011. 

Substantial Gainful Activity Amount 

for Non-Blind Disabled Individuals 

General 

A finding of disability under titles II 

and XVI of the Act requires that a 

person, except for a title XVI disabled 

child, be unable to engage in substantial 

gainful activity (SGA). A person who is 

earning more than a certain monthly 

amount (net of impairment-related work 

expenses) is ordinarily considered to be 

engaging in SGA. The amount of 

monthly earnings considered as SGA 

depends on the nature of a person’s 

disability. Section 223(d)(4)(A) of the 

Act specifies a higher SGA amount for 

statutorily blind individuals under title 

II while Federal regulations (20 CFR 

404.1574 and 416.974) specify a lower 

SGA amount for non-blind individuals. 

Computation 

The monthly SGA amount for nonblind disabled individuals for 2011 

shall be the larger of: (1) Such amount 

for 2000 multiplied by the ratio of the 

national average wage index for 2009 to 

that for 1998; or (2) such amount for 

2010. If the resulting amount is not a 

multiple of $10, it shall be rounded to 

the nearest multiple of $10. 

Amount 

Multiplying the 2000 monthly SGA 

amount for non-blind individuals ($700) 

by the ratio of the national average wage 

index for 2009 ($40,711.61) to that for 

1998 ($28,861.44) produces the amount 

of $987.41. We then round this amount 

to $990. Because $990 is less than the 

current amount of $1,000, the monthly 

SGA amount for non-blind disabled 

individuals is $1,000 for 2011. 

Trial Work Period Earnings Threshold 

General 

During a trial work period, a 

beneficiary receiving Social Security 

disability benefits may test his or her 

ability to work and still be considered 

disabled. We do not consider services 

performed during the trial work period 

as showing that the disability has ended 

until services have been performed in at 

least 9 months (not necessarily 

consecutive) in a rolling 60-month 

period. In 2010, any month in which 

earnings exceed $720 is considered a 

month of services for an individual’s 

trial work period. In 2011, this monthly 

amount remains at $720. 

Computation 

The method used to determine the 

new amount is set forth in our 

regulations at 20 CFR 404.1592(b). 

Monthly earnings in 2011, used to 

determine whether a month is part of a 

trial work period, is such amount for 

2001 ($530) multiplied by the ratio of 

the national average wage index for 

2009 to that for 1999, or, if larger, such 

amount for 2010. If the amount so 

calculated is not a multiple of $10, we 

round it to the nearest multiple of $10. 

Amount 

Multiplying the 2001 monthly 

earnings threshold ($530) by the ratio of 

the national average wage index for 

2009 ($40,711.61) to that for 1999 

($30,469.84) produces the amount of 

$708.15. We then round this amount to 

$710. Because $710 is less than the 

current amount of $720, the monthly 

earnings threshold is $720 for 2011. 

Domestic Employee Coverage 

Threshold 

General 

The minimum amount a domestic 

worker must earn so that such earnings 

are covered under Social Security or 

Medicare is the domestic employee 

coverage threshold. For 2011, this 

threshold is $1,700. Section 3121(x) of 

the Internal Revenue Code provides the 

formula for increasing the threshold. 

Computation 

Under the formula, the domestic 

employee coverage threshold amount 

for 2011 shall be equal to the 1995 

amount of $1,000 multiplied by the ratio 

of the national average wage index for 

2009 to that for 1993. If the resulting 

amount is not a multiple of $100, it 

shall be rounded to the next lower 

multiple of $100. 

Domestic Employee Coverage Threshold 

Amount 

Multiplying the 1995 domestic 

employee coverage threshold amount 

($1,000) by the ratio of the national 

average wage index for 2009 

($40,711.61) to that for 1993 

($23,132.67) produces the amount of 

$1,759.92. We then round this amount 

to $1,700. Accordingly, the domestic 

employee coverage threshold amount is 

$1,700 for 2011. 

Election Official and Election Worker 

Coverage Threshold 

General 

The minimum amount an election 

official and election worker must earn 

so that such earnings are covered under 

Social Security or Medicare is the 

election official and election worker 

coverage threshold. For 2011, this 

threshold is $1,500. Section 218(c)(8)(B) 

of the Act provides the formula for 

increasing the threshold. 

Computation 

Under the formula, the election 

official and election worker coverage 

threshold amount for 2011 shall be 

equal to the 1999 amount of $1,000 

multiplied by the ratio of the national 

average wage index for 2009 to that for 

1997. If the amount so determined is not 

a multiple of $100, it shall be rounded 

to the nearest multiple of $100. 

Election Official and Election Worker 

Coverage Threshold Amount 

Multiplying the 1999 coverage 

threshold amount ($1,000) by the ratio 

of the national average wage index for 

2009 ($40,711.61) to that for 1997 

($27,426.00) produces the amount of 

$1,484.42. We then round this amount 

to $1,500. Accordingly, the election 

official and election worker coverage 

threshold amount is $1,500 for 2011. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 

Program Nos. 96.001 Social SecurityDisability Insurance; 96.002 Social SecurityRetirement Insurance; 96.004 Social SecuritySurvivors Insurance; 96.006 Supplemental 

Security Income) 

Dated: November 19, 2010. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7252] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914’’ 

SUMMARY: 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), 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, 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Picasso: 

Guitars 1912–1914,’’ 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 

Modern Art, New York, NY, from on or 

about February 13, 2011, until on or 


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