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custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Smithsonian Institution, 

Donald W. Reynolds Center for 

American Art and Portraiture, National 

Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, from 

on or about September 12, 2008, until 

on or about January 25, 2009, 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) 453–8050). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 29, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–20654 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6340] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Garden 

& Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of 

Jodhpur’’

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 ‘‘Garden & 

Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of 

Jodhpur,’’ 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 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

DC, from on or about October 11, 2008, 

until on or about January 4, 2009; at the 

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, from 

on or about January 29, 2009, to on or 

about April 26, 2009, 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: 202/453–8048). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–20630 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6342] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘S’abadeb—The Gifts: Pacific Coast 

Salish Art and Artists’’

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 ‘‘S’abadeb—

The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and 

Artists,’’ 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 Seattle Art Museum, 

Seattle, WA, from on or about October 

23, 2008, until on or about January 11, 

2009, 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: (202–453–8050). The 

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, 

Washington, DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: August 28, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–20655 Filed 9–4–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6295] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Subcommittee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC), through its 

Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, 

Solid Cargos and Containers, will 

conduct an open meeting at 10 a.m. on 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, in 

Room 6103 of the United States Coast 

Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20593. The primary purpose of the 

meeting is to prepare for the 13th 

Session of the International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and 

Containers (DSC) to be held at the IMO 

Headquarters in London, England from 

September 22–26, 2008. Matters to be 

considered include: 

—Amendments to the International 

Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) 

Code and Supplements including 

harmonization of the IMDG Code with 

the United Nations Recommendations 

on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. 

—Amendments to the Code of Safe 

Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC 

Code) including evaluation of 

properties of solid bulk cargos. 

—Amendments to the Code of Safe 

Practice for Cargo Stowage and 

Securing (CSS Code). 

—Casualty and incident reports and 

analysis. 

—Extension of the Code of Practice for 

the Safe Unloading and Loading of 

Bulk Carriers (BLU Code) to include 

grain. 

—Guidance on providing safe working 

conditions for securing of containers. 

—Review of the Recommendations on 

the Safe Use of Pesticides in Ships. 

—Guidance on protective clothing. 

—Revision of the Code of Safe Practice 

for Ships Carrying Timber Deck 

Cargoes. 

—Form and procedure for approval of 

the Cargo Securing Manual. 

—Stowage of water-reactive materials. 

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