[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 128 (Monday, July 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16767]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3352]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Art and the Empire City''

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 ``Art and the Empire City, `` 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 September 11, 2000 through January 7, 2001 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 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: June 22, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 00-16767 Filed 6-30-00; 8:45 am]
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