🎨Notice of Determinations for “Sargent and Paris” Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Sargent and Paris" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Learn More🎨Notice on Culturally Significant Objects for Exhibition by State Department
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Learn More⚖️Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Adjustment Regulations
This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2024 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and by recent legislation. For penalties adjusted according to the December 2024 guidance, the new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.
Learn More🚫Withdrawal of Proposed Nondiscrimination Rules in Foreign Assistance
The Department of State (the Department) hereby withdraws two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) that proposed specific contract and grant terms that would have prohibited the discriminatory use of Department foreign assistance funds on specified grounds.
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