[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7864]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3270]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe, 
1600-1750''

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 No. 
236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibition ``The Triumph of the Baroque: 
Architecture in Europe, 1600-1750,'' imported from abroad for the 
temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. These objects are imported pursuant to a loan 
agreement with the foreign lenders. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the National Gallery of 
Art, Washington, DC from May 21, 2000 through October 9, 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 the 
exhibit objects, contact Jacqueline Caldwell, Attorney-Adviser, Office 
of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/619-
6982). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44 301 4th Street, 
SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: March 23, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-7864 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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