[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71347-71348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30554]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3483]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, 
Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930''

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, and Delegation of Authority No. 
236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibition ``Beyond the Easel: Decorative 
Painting by Bonnard,

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Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930,'' imported from abroad for the 
temporary exhibition without profit within the United States, are of 
cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan 
agreement with the foreign lenders. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects The Art Institute of 
Chicago, in Chicago, IL from on or about February 28, 2001 to on or 
about May 16, 2001 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY 
from on or about June 18, 2001 to on or about September 9, 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 the 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: November 22, 2000.
William B. Bader,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 00-30554 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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