[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 57919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28090]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3142]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar''

DEPARTMENT: Department of State.

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 ), the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegation of 
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority of 
October 19, 1999, I hereby determine that the objects to be included in 
the exhibition ``Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar,'' 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 exhibit objects at the Museum of Fine 
Arts, Boston, Massachusetts from on or about November 5, 2000, to on or 
about February 24, 2001, is in the national interest. Public Notice of 
these Determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of exhibit objects, contact Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
619-6981). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44; 301-4th 
Street, SW, Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: October 21, 1999.
James D. Whitten,
Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 99-28090 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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