[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18673]


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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Contemporary Egyptian Art''

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
(43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978), and Delegation Order No. 85-5 of June 
27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985). I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibit ``Contemporary Egyptian Art,'' 
imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without profit within 
the United States, are of cultural significance. These objects are 
imported pursuant to loan agreements with foreign lenders. I also 
determine that the exhibition or display of the listed objects at the 
Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 13, 1999 to January 23, 2000 
is in the national interest. Public Notice of these Determinations is 
ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the list of exhibit 
objects or other information, please contact Jacqueline Caldwell, 
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 202/619-6982. 
The address is Room 700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 4th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20547-0001.

    Dated: July 16, 1999.
R. Wallace Stuart,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-18673 Filed 7-21-99; 8:45 am]
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