[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5774]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3241]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Gerrit Dou (1613-1675): Master Painter in the Age of 
Rembrandt''

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 [64 FR 56014], and Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended by Delegation of 
Authority No. 236-1 of November 9, 1999, I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibit, ``Gerrit Dou (1613-1675): Master 
Painter in the Age of Rembrandt,'' 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 the foreign lenders. I also determine that the 
temporary exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National 
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., from on or about April 16, 2000, to 
on or about August 6, 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 Paul W. Manning, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, 202/619-5997, and the address is Room 700, 
United States Department of State, 301 4th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 
20547-0001.

    Dated: March 1, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-5774 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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