[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 71348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30556]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3485]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition

Determinations: ``Treasury of the Basel Cathedral''
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 ``Treasury of the Basel 
Cathedral,'' 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, NY from on or 
about February 26, 2001 to on or about May 27, 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. 00-30556 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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