[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20285]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3753]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Treasury of the World'': Jeweled Arts of India in the 
Age of the Mughals

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 [64 FR 56014], and Delegation of 
Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999 [64 FR 57920], as amended, I 
hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibit 
``Treasury of the World'': Jeweled Arts of India in the Age of the 
Mughals, imported from abroad for the temporary exhibition without 
profit within the United States, are of cultural significance. These 
objects will be imported pursuant to a loan agreement with a foreign 
lender. I also determine that the temporary exhibition or display of 
the exhibit objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 
from on or about October 15, 2001, to on or about January 13, 2002; the 
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, from on or about February 24, 
2002, to on or about May 19, 2002; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 
TX, from on or about June 30, 2002, to on or about October 27, 2002, 
and 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 exhibit objects, contact Julianne Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202/
619-6529). The address is U.S. Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th 
Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.

    Dated: August 6, 2001.
Brian J. Sexton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional Exchanges, Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
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