[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 105 (Wednesday, May 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 34778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13541]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3322]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Gallery for the Arts of Korea''

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 ``Gallery for the Arts of Korea,'' 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 Metropolitan 
Museum, New York, NY from June 2000 to June 2002 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, SW, Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: May 19, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-13541 Filed 5-30-00; 8:45 am]
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