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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 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects in 

the exhibition: ‘‘The Lost World of Old 

Europe: The Danube Valley 5000– 

3500BC,’’ 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 Institute for the Study of 

the Ancient World, New York 

University, New York, NY, from on or 

about November 11, 2009, until on or 

about April 25, 2010, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, 

L/PD, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., Suite 

5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–24950 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6789] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The 

Origins of El Greco: Icon Painting in 

Venetian Crete’’ 

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, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects in 

the exhibition: ‘‘The Origins of El Greco: 

Icon Painting in Venetian Crete,’’ 

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 

Onassis Cultural Center, New York, NY, 

from on or about November 16, 2009, 

until on or about February 27, 2010, and 

at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, 

L/PD, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., Suite 

5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: October 9, 2009. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–24952 Filed 10–16–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6790] 

Suggestions for Updated 2009–2011 

Plan of Action for Working Group on 

Environmental Cooperation 

Established Pursuant to the United 

States—Morocco Joint Statement on 

Environmental Cooperation 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

soliciting ideas and suggestions for 

environmental cooperation projects 

between the United States and Morocco. 

The United States and Morocco are in 

the process of developing an updated 

2009–2011 Plan of Action pursuant to 

the United States-Morocco Joint 

Statement on Environmental 

Cooperation issued in 2004. The Joint 

Statement outlines broad areas of 

environmental cooperation to assist 

Morocco in complying with its 

obligations under the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement. It is 

envisioned that the 2009–2011 Plan of 

Action will focus on the following 

themes: (1) Institutional and policy 

strengthening for effective 

implementation and enforcement of 

environmental laws, (2) biodiversity 

conservation and improved 

management of protected areas, and 

other ecologically important 

ecosystems, (3) improved private sector 

environmental performance, and (4) 

environmental education, transparency, 

and public participation in 

environmental decision-making and 

enforcement. 

The Department of State invites 

Government agencies and the public, 

including NGOs, educational 

institutions, private sector enterprises, 

and other interested persons, to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

regarding items for the Plan of Action. 

In preparing such comments or 

suggestions, we encourage submitters to 

refer to: (1) The U.S.-Morocco Joint 

Statement on Environmental 

Cooperation, (2) the 2005–2007 Plan of 

Action, (3) the Free Trade Agreement 

between the United States and Morocco, 

(4) the 2004 Final Environmental 

Review of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade 

Agreement, and (5) the website of the 

Moroccan Ministry of the Environment 

(French and Arabic) which are all 

available or linked at: http:// 

www.state.gov/g/oes/env/trade/. In the 

near future, the Department of State will 

be seeking ideas and suggestions for 

environmental cooperation projects 

with U.S. Free Trade Agreement 

partners Bahrain and Oman through 

similar Federal Register notices. 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written comments or 

suggestions are requested no later than 

November 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be e-mailed 

(LowtherAB@state.gov) or faxed ((202) 

647–1052) to Alan Lowther, U.S. 

Department of State, Bureau of Oceans, 

Environment, and Science, Office of 

Environmental Policy, with the subject 

line ‘‘U.S.-Morocco Work Plan on 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ For those 

with access to the Internet, comments 

may be submitted at the following 

address: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

search/Regs/home.html#home. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Lowther, telephone (202) 647– 

6777. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

Paragraph 5 of the U.S.-Morocco Joint 

Statement on Environmental 

Cooperation, the United States and 

Morocco announced the establishment 

of a Working Group on Environmental 


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