[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 4371-4372] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-2182] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Secretary [Public Notice 2506] Extension of the Restriction on the Use of United States Passports for Travel to, in or Through Lebanon On January 26, 1987, pursuant to the authority of 22 U.S.C. 211a and Executive Order 11295 (31 FR 10603), and in accordance with 22 CFR 51.73(a)(3), all United States passports, with the exception of passports of immediate family members of hostages in Lebanon, were declared invalid for travel to, in or through Lebanon unless specifically validated for such travel. This action was taken because the situation in Lebanon was such that American citizens there could not be considered safe from terrorist acts, and has since been periodically renewed. Although security conditions in Lebanon continue to improve, the situation there has led me to conclude that Lebanon remains an area ``. . . where there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travelers'' within the meaning of 22 U.S.C. 211a and 22 CFR 51.73(a)(3). Accordingly, all United States passports shall remain invalid for travel to, in, or through Lebanon unless specifically validated for such travel under the authority of the Secretary of State. This Public Notice shall be effective upon publication in the Federal Register and shall expire at midnight July 31, 1997, unless extended or sooner revoked by Public Notice. Upon publication, this Public Notice shall supersede Public Notice 2429, published August 22, 1996 (61 FR 43395). [[Page 4372]] Dated: January 15, 1997. Warren Christopher, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 97-2182 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-10-M