Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 22 / Wednesday, February 3, 2010 / Notices 5637 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6891] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Architecture as Icon: Perception and 

Representation of Architecture in 

Byzantine Art’’ 

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 to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Architecture 

as Icon: Perception and Representation 

of Architecture in Byzantine Art,’’ 

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 

Princeton University Art Museum, 

Princeton, NJ, from on or about March 

6, 2010, until on or about June 6, 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 Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/632–6473). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–5, L/PD, 

Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20522– 

0505. 

Dated: January 27, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2274 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6890] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs; Secondary School Student 

Sponsor On-Site Reviews 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department has 

designated United States organizations 

to conduct Secondary School Student 

exchange programs since 1949, 

following passage of the United States 

Information and Educational Exchange 

Act of 1948 and adoption of 22 CFR part 

62—Exchange Visitor Program 

regulations (14 FR 4592, July 22, 1949). 

Over the last 60 years, more than 

850,000 foreign exchange students have 

lived in and learned about America 

through these Secondary School 

Student programs. Educational and 

cultural exchanges are the cornerstone 

of U.S. public diplomacy and an integral 

component of American foreign policy. 

Secondary School Student exchange 

programs promote mutual 

understanding by providing foreign 

students the opportunity to study in 

American high schools while living 

with American host families. Not only 

are the students themselves positively 

transformed and enriched by these 

experiences, but so too are their 

families, friends, and teachers in their 

home countries. 

Globalization and the changing 

demographics of potential American 

host families, however, are having an 

impact on the traditional Secondary 

School Student exchange model. As a 

result, the Department has taken steps 

over the past several years to clarify and 

amend existing regulations; identify 

program issues that require further 

attention; cap program growth; more 

closely monitor sponsor performance; 

evaluate sponsor compliance; and, 

when necessary, impose administrative 

sanctions up to an including the 

revocation of the sponsor’s program 

designation. In addition to these efforts, 

the Department has determined that a 

comprehensive review of each 

individual designated sponsor 

organization and its business practices 

is necessary to assist the Department in 

meeting both its policy objectives and 

oversight obligations for this category of 

exchange. The review of individual 

designated sponsors is conducted under 

the Department’s regulatory authorities 

set forth at 22 CFR part 62. 

Initially, the Department will conduct 

on-site reviews of all fee charging 

program sponsors. Excluded from this 

first round of review are all Rotary 

programs, schools, school districts, and 

government programs. Following the 

first round of on-site reviews, the 

Department will determine whether to 

conduct on-site reviews of some or all 

of the remaining non-fee-charging 

sponsors, or if a comparable review of 

these programs can be conducted 

through some alternative method. 

The Department intends to examine a 

broad range of sponsor operations. The 

process will encompass in-depth 

financial review; examination of 

program pricing structures; appraisal of 

organizational operating models; review 

of hiring criteria and training policies 

for program employees and agents; 

evaluation of third party contractor 

relationships; and standard operating 

procedures, especially those related to 

the screening and selection of host 

families and the repatriation of program 

participants. Other areas of review will 

include, but are not limited to, decisionmaking processes (including the 

numbers of students accepted); selfimposed compliance mechanisms; 

procedures for handling student 

problems; standards for the selection of 

housing with host families; and policies 

for refunding deposits or payments 

when applicants cannot participate due 

to visa denial or sponsor inability to 

secure a placement. The Department 

will also examine the relationships 

between sponsors and third parties, 

including foreign partners. In the case of 

foreign partners, the Department will 

review their role in the overall 

placement process and the fees they 

charge for their services. The 

Department will scrutinize all 

contractual relationships under which 

designated sponsors outsource ‘‘core’’ 

services, i.e., the screening, selection, 

placement, orientation, and monitoring 

functions that constitute the core 

elements of international exchange 

programming. 

It is the Department’s intention that 

the burden of these reviews on sponsors 

will be minimal. Most document 

production will precede the on-site 

reviews and will involve standard and 

already existing business documents. 

The on-site portion of the review will 

entail interviews with key employees 

and review of files, but may also involve 

other follow-on areas of inquiry. 

Sponsors will be given at least ten 

business days’ notice of the on-site 

review at which time they will be asked 

to submit required documentation 

within five business days. The 

Department will try to be flexible with 

scheduling of reviews to ensure the 

availability of the sponsor’s responsible 

officer, alternate responsible officer(s), 

and other key employees who will need 

to be interviewed. Many of the reviews 

will be completed in two business days 

by two-person teams of Department 

employees from the Office of 

Designation and the Office of Exchange 

Coordination and Compliance. 

Individual circumstances, however, may 

result in the Department bringing 

additional staff or extending the length 


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