[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32226]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3866]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; 
Determinations: ``Benjamin Brecknell Turner: Rural England Through a 
Victorian Lens''

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), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 
1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 
Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, 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 ``Benjamin Brecknell Turner: 
Rural England Through a Victorian Lens,'' imported from abroad for 
temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural 
significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement 
with the foreign owner. 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 January 22, 2002 to on or about April 21, 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: December 13, 2001.
Patricia S. Harrison,
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-32226 Filed 12-31-01; 8:45 am]
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