[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22060]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3765]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Pearls''

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 No. 
236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby determine that the 
objects to be included in the exhibition ``Pearls,'' 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 lenders. I also determine that the 
exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the American Museum of 
Natural History, New York, NY from on or about October 13, 2001 to on 
or about April 15, 2002, the Field Museum, Chicago, IL from on or about 
June 28, 2002 to on or about January 15, 2003, 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: August 27, 2001.
Helena Kane Finn,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
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