[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18915]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3730]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Courtly Radiance: Metalwork From Islamic India''

AGENCY: 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 ``Courtly Radiance: Metalwork 
from Islamic India,'' imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition 
without profit within the United States, are of cultural significance. 
The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign 
lender. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit 
objects at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY from on or 
about September 25, 2001 to on or about March 25, 2002 and at possible 
additional venues yet to be determined 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 B. 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: July 23, 2001.
Brian J. Sexton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional Exchanges, United States 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-18915 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]
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