[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 49 (Monday, March 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6101]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3249]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese 
History''

AGENCY: 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 ``Imperial China: The Art of the Horse in Chinese 
History,'' 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 International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY from on or 
about May 1, 2000, to on or about August 31, 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 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, S.W., Room 700, Washington, D.C. 20547-0001.

    Dated: March 5, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 00-6101 Filed 3-10-00; 8:45 am]
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