Notice 11 Feb 2025 tourism, exhibition, cultural significance, private sector, chicago

🎨Notice of Determinations for “The First Homosexuals” Exhibition

On December 23, 2024, notice was published in the Federal Register of determinations pertaining to certain objects to be included in an exhibition entitled "The First Homosexuals." Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that a certain additional object being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with its foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the aforesaid exhibition by Alphawood Foundation, through its subsidiary Alphawood Exhibitions LLC, at the Wrightwood 659 Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is of cultural significance, and, further, that its 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.

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Notice 11 Feb 2025 import regulations, tourism, business opportunities, state department, cultural significance, art exhibitions

🎨Notice of Culturally Significant Objects for Art 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 "Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918-1939" at the Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, 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.

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Notice 10 Feb 2025 import regulations, tourism, usa, business opportunities, cultural significance, art exhibition

🖼️Determinations for Importing Culturally Significant Exhibition Objects

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 "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" 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.

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Notice 10 Feb 2025 regulatory notice, tourism, us department of state, cultural exhibition, art industry

🖼️Determinations on Culturally Significant Objects for 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 "Lines of Connection: Drawing and Printmaking" at The Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois; the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California; 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.

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Presidential Document 31 Jan 2025 natural resources, oil and gas, tourism, u.s. regulations, economic policy, geographic names, denali, renaming

🌊Executive Order on Restoring American Heritage Through Renaming

Executive Order 14172 aims to restore names that celebrate American heritage, specifically renaming significant landmarks and waterways. It directs the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to consider appointments and renaming applications that honor historic figures, and emphasizes the economic significance of the newly named Gulf of America while requiring regulations to be updated accordingly.

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Regulatory Compliance, Economic Development 17 Jan 2025 regulatory changes, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, national parks, tourism, national park, assateague island, outdoor recreation, vehicle permits

🌊Proposed Vehicle Permit Changes for Assateague Island Seashore

The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to amend the special regulations for Assateague Island National Seashore to remove certain permit eligibility requirements for motor vehicles that drive on designated beaches and oversand routes. The rulemaking would eliminate requirements addressing vehicle weight, ground clearance, and dimensions. These requirements were established in 1976 and are no longer necessary. In addition, the NPS proposes to make several technical, non-substantive changes to the regulations.

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Compliance Requirements, Economic Development, Environmental Regulations 17 Jan 2025 administrative practice and procedure, wildlife, incorporation by reference, natural resources, penalties, business regulations, fishing industry, tourism, recreation and recreation areas, marine resources, national marine sanctuary, coastal zone, florida keys, environmental policies

🌊New Florida Keys Sanctuary Regulations

As part of its Restoration Blueprint initiative, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is issuing final regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or sanctuary) that will expand the boundary of the sanctuary, update sanctuary-wide regulations, update the individual marine zones and their associated regulations, and revise the sanctuary's terms of designation. NOAA is also finalizing a revised management plan and final environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of this action. The final rule describes how NOAA will work to improve the condition of resources in FKNMS through a series of regulatory measures designed to reduce threats and, where appropriate, restore coral reefs, seagrasses, and other important habitats. The intended effect of this final rule is to manage and protect the living and heritage resources of FKNMS for the benefit of the public.

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Compliance, Cultural Heritage, Business Operations 17 Jan 2025 regulations, business compliance, tourism, native american, repatriation, nagpra, cultural heritage

🏛️Notice of Intended Repatriation Under NAGPRA by U.S. Interior Department

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meet the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Compliance, Economic Development, Environmental Protection 17 Jan 2025 land use, business regulations, california, tourism, chuckwalla, national monument, indigenous rights
Compliance, Financial Regulation 13 Jan 2025 bureau of land management, small business, tourism, recreation fees, colorado, gunnison river, camping

⛺New Recreation Fees Impacting Campgrounds and Businesses in Colorado

Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO), Upper Colorado River District, and the Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO), Southwest District, intend to establish recreation fee areas at existing developed campgrounds, future developed campgrounds and campsites, and for designated campsites within the Gunnison River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (D-E NCA) as managed by the field offices as one NCA unit in Delta, Mesa, and Montrose Counties.

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