# 45 C.F.R. § 1160.3 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 1160.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Chapter XI: NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES / Part 1160: INDEMNITIES UNDER THE ARTS AND ARTIFACTS INDEMNITY ACT / § 1160.3: § 1160.3   Definitions.

## Text

For the purposes of this part:
(a)
Council
means the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities as defined in § 1160.2.
(b)
Letter of Intent
means an agreement by the Council to provide an indemnity covering a future exhibition subject to compliance with all requirements at the date the indemnity is to be effective.
(c)
Lender
means the owner of an object.
(d)
Eligible item
means an object which qualifies for coverage under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act.
(e)
Exhibition
means a public display of an indemnified items(s) at one or more locations, as approved by the Council, presented by any person, nonprofit agency or institution, or Government, in the United States or elsewhere.
(f)
On Exhibition
means the period of time beginning on the date an indemnified item leaves the place designated by the lender and ending on the termination date.
(g)
Indemnity Agreement
means the contract between the Council and the indemnitee covering loss or damage to indemnified items under the authority of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act.
(h)
Indemnitee
means the party or parties to an indemnity agreement issued by the Council, to whom the promise of indemnification is made.
(i)
Participating institution(s)
means the location(s) where an exhibition indemnified under this part will be displayed.
(j)
Termination date
means the date thirty (30) calendar days after the date specified in the indemnity Certificate by which an indemnified item is to be returned to the place designated by the lender or the date on which the item is actually so returned, whichever date is earlier. (In museum terms this means wall-to-wall coverage.) After 11:59 p.m. on the termination date, the item is no longer covered by the indemnity agreement unless an extension has theretofore been requested by the indemnitee and granted in writing by the Council.

## Nearby sections

- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.1 (2026) § 1160.1   Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_1.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.2 (2026) § 1160.2   Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_2.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.3 (2026) § 1160.3   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_3.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.4 (2026) § 1160.4   Eligibility for international exhibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_4.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.5 (2026) § 1160.5   Eligibility for domestic exhibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_5.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.6 (2026) § 1160.6   Application for indemnification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_6.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.7 (2026) § 1160.7   Certificate of national interest.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_7.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.8 (2026) § 1160.8   Indemnity agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_8.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.9 (2026) § 1160.9   Letter of intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_9.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.10 (2026) § 1160.10   Loss adjustment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_10.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.11 (2026) § 1160.11   Certification of claim and amount of loss to the Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_11.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.12 (2026) § 1160.12   Appraisal procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_12.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 1160.13 (2026) § 1160.13   Indemnification limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P1160_S1160_13.md)

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