[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 57920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28091]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3143]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on 
the Steps''

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 ``A Painting in Focus: Nicolas Poussin's Holy Family on 
the Steps,'' 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 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, from on or about 
November 14, 2000, to on or about 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 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. 99-28091 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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