[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 62242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29871]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3158]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Stroganoff: The Palace and Collections of a Russian 
Noble Family''

DEPARTMENT: United States 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 No. 
236 of October 19, 1999, I hereby determine that the objects to be 
included in the exhibition ``Stroganoff: The Palace and Collections of 
a Russian Noble Family,'' 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 Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, 
from on or about February 17, 2000, to on or about May 31, 2000, and at 
the Kimbell Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas, from on or about July 1, 
2000, to on or about September 30, 2000, is in the national interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of exhibit objects, contact Lorie J. Nierenberg, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
619-6084). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44; 301-4th 
Street, S.W., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: November 8, 1999.
James D. Whitten,
Executive Director, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 99-29871 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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