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

**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 thenumbers 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